Puzzle 7

Declined to do something, insisted on saying "no".

The TL of TL;DR at the end of a wall of text.

Eight maids a __, seven swans a swimming.

Walkie __; two-way radios.

Gig __, financial system based on freelancers.

__ ball, a heavy sphere with three finger holes.

Tough, leafy, green or red coleslaw vegetable.

"__ it is there": George Mallory's reason to climb.

Bloodthirsty novel inspired by Vlad the Impaler.

Making the noise of a pig.