When Carla's around the sailor appears, (6), ??s???
Work as a plumber, (4,9), ??k? ??????n?s
The best part of a play, (4), ?e??
Naval vessels which should be quarantined, (8), ???r????
If "Carriers" and "Lead" are correct then "make headlines" can't be right as letters for second word are now.....S???D?N?S......could it be TAKE SOUNDINGS...as in plumbing the depths????