"BOOMTOWNS" IS THE Answer TO THE FOLLOWING CROSSWORDS

1. Head of municipality to pull in favours for thriving areas
2. Blast urban areas that have short-lived prosperity
3. Gold rush phenomena

OTHER CLUES

1. Basis of a false arrest,
2. Big whoop, sarcastically
3. Nippers co
4. Bumble's law repeatedly favoured killer
5. Antagonistic
6. Brand follower?
7. Bangkok natives
8. Amorous bit