Insert a word in it's entirety into another word to form a new word. None of the letters are anagrammed. Each of the clues can be read as "Insert the first word into the second word to form the third word".
In this puzzle, all inserted words are four letters.
Example: desire > family member = doctor s(urge)on
-1. close > child = part of the day
-2. overwhelming defeat > inmate = salad bar item
-3. dilute > shoe = attire
-4. pro or con > let = part of the computer acronym "TSR"
-5. pre-wedding bash > hardening tool = captive
-6. a war explosive > dynamo = oppress
-7. imp > competes = quivers
-8. revise > pal = ponder
-9. craving > talk = talk
-10. parcel > above = TV series with the phrase "There can be only one"
It's a real cold one today