The answers to all of these clues share a common bond. First, answer all of the clues and then post the bond.
Common Bond: All answers can be sounded out by two letters.
-1. a type of molding
-2. it's good in France
-3. number of years between the American Revolution and the Gettysburg Address, less seven
-4. sordid and disreputable
-5. a funny Johnson
-6. a Mayberry character
-7. fall into disrepair
-8. a short piece of writing often written from an author's personal point of view
-9. name of the spokesanimal for Borden Milk
-10. a type of nest?
-11. word with street or speak
-12. a dwelling found in the American plains
-13. it's a deadly sin
-14. she's a looker
-15. used to refer to one or some of a thing or number of things
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