Use the four clues to find a common link. List the answer to each clue and the link. Some answers may be homophones of the actual word for the group.

Example: lifting device (crane), rapid (swift), flying toy (kite), glimmer (flicker)...bird types.

-1. suite or smooth, slouch or idler, word with kin and gun, thread making tool
-2. attache, naval sword, pub projectile, track projectile
-3. sunburned wanderer?, Stevie Wonder's poker sham?, label, Cosby/Culp espionage show
-4. killed in battle, a great many such as a Roman army unit, Los Angeles nickname, Caine or Douglas
-5. adultress, chinook or coho, sunbathe, abandon in an uninhabitted area
-6. mickey catcher?, regretful, discontent, hint
-7. torn apart, utopia, itches, souvenir
-8. hie, toxin, location for Celtics, Black Death carrier

5. jade, salmon, tan, maroon = colors

2. Diplomat, Cutlass, Dart, Javelin = cars

Nicely done

8. Rush, Poison, Boston, Ratt - rock groups

6. Mousetrap, Sorry, Aggravation, Clue - board games

3. Red Rover, Blind Man's Bluff, tag, I Spy = children's games

Woke up out of a sound sleep with the answer to "Stevie Wonder's poker sham".
I thought it was one of his songs
You are most clever, Cue

Pandora goes for the rock groups
SD likes the board games
Redz is singing along with Stevie

Good answers everyone

Added hints for the last three

1. flat, loafer, pump, tap = shoes

taking a wild stab here - 7 - divided , heaven , scratches , memento (mori) - adventure games ?

Sherlock

Yes these are adventure games niteowl and with the number of games that we know it should be no surprise that you came up with titles different than I did but still fit the bill. My answers are Riven, Paradise, Scratches and Keepsake
Good answer

Casualty, Legion, City of Angels, Michael - movies (Just needed that one hint!)

Excellent zook, "movies" is what the group is about but there's also another theme within the movies themselves (I really overthought this one ). I'm not familiar with the movie Casualty but I did look up the plot. If I could add another hint for "killed in battle", war veterans will often refer to those who were killed in battle as their __________ comrades. If you get his answer you should be able to see a common thread concerning these four movies, if you're familiar with them all.

Ok, so "Fallen" is the movie and "angels of death" is the common theme.