(12d) Dances with a cardinal? One is game (but in bits). (6) _I_ S _ W.
(29a) Open during sundown. (4) U _ _ _ .
(30d) Consider what's essential to rude employers. (4) _ _ E _ .
(37a) Tipsy notion regarding the wishbone. (12) _ _ _ R _ T _ O _ G _ T.