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

1. Oft-quoted line from As You Like It
2. Naval order
3. Long-running soap opera
4. Formula for dullness
5. Musketeers' pledge
6. Adventures of a British country vet
7. Old-time candy treat
8. Expression reflecting careful thought

Answers:

1. All the world's a stage
2. All hands on deck
3. All My Children
4. All word and no play
5. All for one and one for all
6. All Creatures Great and Small
7. All-day sucker
8. All things considered