The answers to the clues below will have something in common.

1. Scrape your shin
2. Not so somber
3. Prepare peas
4. Railroad car
5. Audible kiss
6. Dixieland phrase
7. What follows Hunky
8. Cape Canaveral takeoff

Answers:

1. BARK
2. LIGHTER
3. SHELL
4. GONDOLA
5. SMACK
6. YAWL
7. DORY
8. LAUNCH

They are all types of boats.

Credit: Chicago Tribune Crossword
Frances Hansen
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