-1. silence a drunkard [4,4]

-2. hide a dish of chopped meat and potatoes [5,4]

-3. wife of Johann, Richard or Levi [7,6]

-4. specialist in protective face shields [5,7]

-5. when it comes to 007's martinis, they're not this [9,7] p--f----d s--r--d

6. monies made in billiards game [7,5] s-----r l---e

-7. the closer heckler [6,6]

-8. Tale of the British truck [5,5]

-9. pessimistic hypothesis [6,6]

-10. hag swap [5,6]

1. hush lush

Morning curly,

Hi Gail, good one.

2. stash hash Morning Curly

I wish I knew #6. I'll probably think about it the rest of the day now.

Hi Cue. Good one.

First word of no.6 starts with s------
Second word stats with l----

I have never heard of the second word.

8. Lorry story

9. dreary theory

3. Strauss spouse

Bernie

I figured I knew the first word but couldn't come up with the second. It must be a new one for me too, Remi.

10. witch switch

7. nearer jeerer

Good ones.

Good evening, Curly

4. visor adviser

Hi Jema. Good one.

5. Preferred stirred

Bernie

Thanks Bernie.

6. snooker lucre

Joan, you got the tough one.