RHYMING RIDDLE ANSWERS CXVII

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

1. Taunt/annoy, Coax and flatter to get something, Minor church official

2. Radio frequency range, Refuse to testify against yourself, Story of Pandora - for one

3. Fate of Lot's wife, Atlas Shrugged hero, Like a choice or decision made due to inaction or lack of opposition, Come to a sudden stop

4. Ostentatious way of walking, Postpone, Military raid/sudden attack, Liquified fruit or vegetables

5. Restaurant that does take-out or delivery only, Very dedicated to a cause, "Closed" sign long ago, 60s slang for "great"/"very cool"

6. When an outcome is not decided until the very last minute, School-yard retort, Female and male parent in horse breeding, Cremation feature in some traditions

7. Multi-unit, run-down building, A view or attitude toward something - often a tender, emotional one, Army unit, Hindrance or obstruction

8. Back-breaker, Like Achilles' heel, Impressionist painter of dancers, "Lord High Everything Else" in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado  

Answers:

1. Needle, Wheedle, Beadle

2. Bandwidth, Take the Fifth, Greek myth

3. Pillar of salt, John Galt, By default, Grind to a halt

4. Sashay, Delay, Foray, Puree

5. Ghost kitchen, On a mission, Gone fishin', That's bitchin'

6. Down to the wire, Big fat liar,  Dam and sire, Funeral pyre 

7. Tenement, Sentiment, Regiment, Impediment

8. Last straw, Fatal flaw, Edgar Degas, Grand Poohbah