Crossword Clue:

CUBANELLE a variety of pepper

AnswerCrossword Clue
CHILIVariety of pepper
BELLPepper variety
PIMIENTOPepper variety
CAYENNEPepper variety.
CAYENNEPepper variety named for French Guiana's capital
MAYIRRITATEEYESOn a container of pepper spray
GINGERLYSPICEAdd just a dash of pepper?
IMAStart of a Dr Pepper jingle
WACOSite of a horrific 1993 ATF siege and also the Dr Pepper Museum
RIOTEvent (as opposed to a sit-in) that might legitimize the use of pepper spray