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

1. Ernest Hemingway lived here.
2. Mayor's symbolic gift
3. Type of speaker
4. Seer of 1812
5. Pennsylvania
6. Quiet and reserved
7.  Pianos and computers have them
8. Dessert treat

Answers:

1. Key West, Florida
2. Key to the city
3. Keynote
4. Francis Scott Key
5. Keystone state
6. Low-key
7. Keyboards
8. Key lime pie

Credit: NY Times Crossword
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