Inventive! Nice grid :)

Handle without gloves? Is that a set phrase?

"To treat someone roughly or severely" . Also red herring/ false lead for opposing group is "Handle with kid gloves":
T"o handle or treat something with kid gloves is to do so with special consideration or in a tactful manner "
Hope that explains my reasoning! Thanks for commenting :)

Fun stuff - I too wasn't familiar with the gloves one but guessed it correctly, luckily

thanks, Giggsy :)