THEME: kinds of beans found in adjacent answers: VAN-ILLA; LI-MA; SO-Y; FA-VA; NA-VY; PIN-TO
GOOD ONES: Seed containing moth larva {&theme} JUMPING-BEAN [in a way the bean jumps from one answer to the next]
Bean cover? HAT
Heartless guy? TIN-MAN
Bridge position HELM [I thought cards]
Sci-fi setting STUN [as on a ray gun, not a location]
It has its ups and downs YO-YO [as does working on an elevator]
BTW: Barcelona boss
JEFE [See my point? If Spanish 1 words are all right even if never used in our language, why not this one?]
Portuguese pronoun
ELA [obviously cannot be justified other than that it helps in construction]
ROLAND Garros is known more for the French Open than for aviation --- in this nation at any rate.
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun