RHYMING RIDDLE ANSWERS LX

The answers to each item in the clues will rhyme.

1. Unrestricted growth around a city, Vitameatavegamin girl, Ump' job, Certain men's stores

2. Tooth brush go-with - often, Betray a trust, Empty feeling, "Is anyone in charge?"

3. Philippine fruit, Argentine dance, Australian dog, "Now I get it!"

4. Owing no one money, Pick-up line - perhaps, Death-defying "game," Risky but exciting way to do something

5. "Go ahead ..............," Looking down on the bickering of others, Nuances of meaning, Ante - as in poker

6. Finished - as in shooting a movie scene, What something does when it comes to you without effort, Widespread, "So Long - Farewell" singers

7. Colorful food fish, Song covered by the Isley Brothers and The Beatles, Got serious about religion, Like the little teapot of rhyme

8. Brief that may help in a legal case, Barely make it to a safe harbor, A day late and ..............., "Keep things under control while I'm gone."

Answers:

1. Urban sprawl, Lucille Ball, Make the call, Big and Tall

2. Dental floss, Double cross, Sense of loss, "Who's the boss?"

3. Mango, Tango, Dingo, Bingo

4. Out of debt, "Have we met?", Russian roulette, Without a net

5. "...... make my day.", Above the fray, Shades of gray, Pay to play

6.  "That's a wrap!", Falls into your lap, All over the map, Family Von Trapp

7. Rainbow trout, "Twist and Shout", Became devout, Short and stout 

8. Friend of the court, Limp into port, "....... a dollar short", Hold the fort