RHYMING RIDDLE ANSWERS XLIII

The answer to each item in the clues will rhyme.

1. Old Testament destination, Defend your beliefs, Request immediately honored - as for an in-home movie, Invitation offering friendship and support

2. Umpire's job, Writer of the Book of Acts, Symbol of the Iron Curtain, Stroke most commonly used  in freestyle swimming events

3. Slang for U.S. Marine, Slang for how seriously you are taken in the "hood," Staple food of the south - often eaten with chili, Turning point in a course of action or state of affairs

4. Christmas salary addition -for some, Construct a house based on projected profits, Yiddish for something that is junky, Measure of love in an old song

5. Area closely surrounding you, Caste system words - perhaps, Garden of Eden event - according to some, Wedding dress material

6. Excursion for knitters, Like the LA metropolitan area, First three words of Caesar's history of the conquest of today's western Europe, Baseball melee

7. Home of many jackets and sweaters, Like Gettysburg, Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean bordering Connecticut, Course of God - to some

8. Words before "Cut once," What little girls are made of, Comment about buying high-end stuff - sometimes, Farmer's wife's pursuers

Answers:

1. Promised Land, Take a stand, On demand, Take my hand

2. Make the call, Apostle Paul, Berlin Wall, American crawl

3. Jarhead, Street cred, Cornbread, Watershed

4. Bonus check, Build on spec, Piece of dreck, Bushel and a peck

5. Personal space, Know your place, Fall from Grace, Satin and lace

6. Yarn crawl, Urban sprawl, All of Gaul, Bench-clearing brawl

7. Lost and Found, Hallowed ground, Long Island Sound, Eternal round

8. Measure twice, Sugar and spice, Worth the price, Three Blind Mice