The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Politically unstable country - as in Central America
2. Little Richard classic
3. Political payola, often
4. Fats Domino classic
5. Dustbowl saga
6. Perfect arrangement
7. Flawless complexion
8. New car buyer's safety net
9. Christmas carol phrase
10. Home of Disneyland
11. Beatles' classic
12. Bronx cheer

Answers:

1. Banana republic
2. Tutti Frutti
3. Plum job
4. Blueberry Hill
5. The Grapes of Wrath
6. In apple pie order
7. Peaches and cream
8. Lemon Law
9. "in a pear tree"
10. Orange County, California
11. Strawberry Fields
12. Raspberry

Credit: NY Times Crossword - Jan. 11, 1981
Stanley Glass
TUTTI-FRUTTI