RHYMING RIDDLE ANSWERS CXXXI

The answers to each of the items in the clues will rhyme.

1. Back and forth calls, Danger sign - metaphorically, Type of hair protector, Diverse assortment

2. Political campaign's target, Memorized, Bygone protective water barrier, January 1 sight

3. Famed designer, Composer of "Bolero", Graceful animal, It's paved with good intentions

4. Ostentatious arrival after the stated time for a party, It's high for new restaurants, What you often do in the Army, Re-assignment at the airport

5. Get 100% on a test, Check out a home or business before robbing it, What you might have to do to a shoe, What you have to do with a decimal point

6. Owl - for one, Vet's jobs, The LG in LGBT, Detached from a conflict or argument  

7. Coquette, Fresca rival, Ernie's partner, Gossip

Answers:

1. Phone tag, Red flag, Do-rag, Mixed bag

2. Swing vote, By rote, Castle moat, Rose Parade float

3. Coco Chanel, Maurice Ravel, African gazelle, The road to Hell

4. Fashionably late, Failure rate, Hurry up and wait, Change of gate

5. Ace it, Case it, Lace it, Place it

6. Bird of prey, Neuter and spay, Lesbian Gay, Above the fray

7. Flirt, Squirt, Bert, Dirt