Each question has 3 words that can be connected (like bowl, mite, and bunny are connected by "dust"). After that, connect the first 3, middle 3, and last 3 answers into three separate answers. Connect these 3 resulting answers into one final result.

-1.Connect these three: Basket, Bearing, Melon. 4 letters

-2.Connect these three: Loser, Throat, Open. 4

-3.Connect these three: Rover, Simply, Head. 3

-4.Connect these three: House, Man, Hopping. 3

-5.Connect these three: Cat, Song, Pillow. 5

-6.Connect these three: Name, Freeze, Along. 3

-7.Connect these three: Drain, Stem, Stew. 5

-8.Connect these three: Cell, Bait, Break. 4

-9.Connect these three: Bead, Bad, Apple. 4

10.Connect the first three, middle three, and last three answers among themselves (1,2,and 3, 4, 5, and 6, 7, 8, and 9). Connect the three new answers into one final result. 5

1. ball

You're on the ball Bob.

4. Mad - Good morning Curly

Bernie

2. Sore
Morning curly

Good ones. Morning.

3. red

6. tag

Morning curly,

7. brain

1-2-3: ball, sore, red - eye Morning Curly

Morning, merci.

8 - jail

5. Fight

2 more good ones.

9. seed

Good one Marian.

I always look forward to your puzzles.

Thanks Marian.

4-5-6: mad,fight,tag = dog

7-8-9: brain, jail, seed = bird

Final answer: BLACK (eye, dog, bird)

Thanks michele, great finish.