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

 

1. Broke

2. Sang like Ethel Merman

3. Got one's client to sign

4. Caught during rush hour

5. Slave to a job

6. Infatuated with someone 

7. Destined for great things

8. Reprimanded at the moment of wrong-doing 

Answers:

 

1. Strapped for cash

2. Belted out a tune

3. Clinched the deal

4. Tied up in traffic

5. Chained to a desk

6. Stuck on you

7. Bound for glory

8. Held to rights

 

Credit:

Patrick Jordan (#1-4)

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