Generator Puzzle #25

Happy New Year! Break out the bubbly, and rearrange the letters in the grid on the left to make one 9-letter word.
In addition to this - drawing only from these 9 letters - solve each answer from the clues given.
Each grid letter may be used only once within an individual answer
The previous quiz in this series can be found here (Quiz #24)
Quiz by kiwirage
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Last updated: January 1, 2015
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9-Letter Word
CHAMPAGNE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hint
Answer
Alter
Change
Any precious stone
Gem
Common stone fruit
Peach
Magician (archaic)
Mage
Inexpensive
Cheap
Superhero's cloak
Cape
Execute at the gallows
Hang
California wine valley
Napa
Chess, Scrabble, eg.
Game
Heathen; ungodly
Pagan
Hint
Answer
Tent site; effeminate
Camp
Walking stick
Cane
Be in charge of
Manage
Thanksgiving pie nut
Pecan
Cannabis fiber
Hemp
Geronimo's tribe
Apache
Clothes pin
Peg
Japanese comic books
Manga
Sheet of glass
Pane
Mouth wide open
Agape
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Level 66
Sep 28, 2022
The fact that more people know "Napa" than manage, manga or mage is absolutely ludicrous to me!

Guess there's a lot of Californians on this site