THE NAME OF THE GAME
Credit: GAMES Magazine - April, 1994
Sandy Fein

Each clue below leads to a phrase with rhyming words in it. For example, given the clue Follow prevailing trends (4), the answer would be Go with the flow. The number in ( ) tells how many words are in the phrase. 

1. Dr. Seuss classic (5)
2. Common stick shift number and location (4)
3. Phrase about springtime weather (5)
4. Using any means whatsoever (5)
5. Benny Goodman's nickname (4)
6. Abandon (4)
7. Getting -in-shape motto (4)
8. Very eager to get started (4)
9. 1955 Bill Haley classic (4)
10. "Shut up!" (3)
11. Empty promise of happiness or prosperity (4)
12. Question asked during limbo contests (5)
13. Children's toy with a silver screen (3)
14. Saying that advises against rushing (3)
15. Something that brings back memories of yesteryear (4)
16. Entertain lavishly, often with an ulterior motive (3)
17. Comfortable and secure (7)

Answers:

1. The Cat in the Hat
2. Four on the floor
3. April showers bring May flowers
4. By hook or by crook
5. The king of swing
6. Leave high and dry
7. No pain, no gain
8. Hot to trot
9. "Rock Around the Clock"
10. Zip your lip!
11. Pie in the sky
12. "How low can you go?"
13. Etch-a-sketch
14. Haste makes waste
15. Blast from the past
16. Wine and dine 
17. Snug as a bug in a rug