Crossword Puzzle Stops stalling

Clue: Stops stalling

"The gasoline that stops cool weather stalling" in old commercials (ESSO with 4 letters)
Stops mid-march (HALTS with 5 letters)
Stops stewing (RESTSEASY with 9 letters)
MTA stops (STAS with 4 letters)
Stops working (e.g. DIES with 4 letters)
Stops being indecisive (OPTS with 4 letters)
Surfer's stops (SITES with 5 letters)
Something that makes stops on the ocean? (AVAST with 5 letters)
It makes whistle stops (LOCAL with 5 letters)
Stops for Carnival custs. (ISLS with 4 letters)