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

1. Redhead, slangily
2. Baseball pitch near the head
3. Four-walled sports venue
4. Tightly braided hair style
5. Thin paper used for carbon copies
6. Straw "weapon"
7. Numbskull
8. Boxer's concern

Answers:

1. Carrot top
2. Bean ball
3. Squash court
4. Corn rows
5. Onion skin
6. Peashooter
7. Cabbage head
8. Cauliflower ear

Credit:
Theresa Yves (#1-6)