My Second IT Puzzle

Well. Here I am IT, for just the second time. I still feel sort of insecure about this whole puzzlewriting thing, but hey, I figured I'd take another swing at it. So here goes.

Another name for a taxi (4)
Guinea-Bissau, for one (7)
Soda, in some places (3)
Whitewater feature (5)
The murderer in Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians (5)
Glove material source (3)
Alcatraz, familiarly (4)
Mickey's pal (5)

The answer to this puzzle
Saxifrage's Puzzle Page