Someone has (Apologies to E.A. Poe) "Purloined" 2 or more letters from each of the following one word answers. He only steals letters that appear more than once, so that should help all of you amateur Sherlocks.

-1.O _ _ U _ _ ED (Happened (2 purloined letters))

-2._ I _ T _ _ N (A number (2 Purloined letters))

-3._ _ R _ _ N (Mythical witch ( 2 purloined letters))

-4._ _ _ _ E _ _ (stiff woven fabric (3 purloined letters) Starts with T.)

-5._ _ _ _ B E (Tree or candy (2 purloined letters))

-6._ A _ _ _ N (Monkey (2 purloined letters))

-7._ _ _ _ (Extinct bird)

8. _ _ _ _ E _ _ F _ L (description of an achiever ( 3 purloined letters))

-9.A _ _ U _ _ E D. (voided (2 purloined letters))

-10._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T E _ (Put up for the night (5 purloined letters) Starts with A.)

5. jujube

Bonjour curly, nice puzzle

Salut Gail. Merci.

6. baboon

10. accommodated Morning Curly

Nice idea! purloined could also be ----o--i-ted (3)

4. taffeta

1 - occurred

7._ _ _ _ (Extinct bird) = dodo

Good ones. Hi Cue.

2. Sixteen

Bernie

Or fifteen. Hi Bernie.

3. gorgon?

9. annulled

Good ones.

Good afternoon, Curly

8. successful

Hi Jema, good one.