One Letter Off

The answer to these clues is two words that are one letter different from one another. All answers are six letters.

Example: fringe / more adventurous = border / bolder

-1. bug / alloy containing tin
-2. move about restlessly / thingamajig
-3. peace / overthrow
-4. gloomy / anxiety
-5. car part / let down
-6. excite / game bird
-7. provoke / chisel
-8. rue / hidden
-9. breakfast food / puzzle
-10. realm / pass

6. arouse/grouse

Hi Cue.

2. fidget/widget

8.Lament/Latent

9. waffle/baffle

1. pester/pewter

Looking good!

7. itch/etch?

Seems a bit of a stretch.

3. repose/depose

4. dismal/dismay

Bob, you'll need to "stretch" your answer out a bit more. All answers are six letters long.

Michele and manxman

Guess number two...

7. incite/incise

I know about incisors in my mouth but not sure about there being a word incise.

That's the one, Bob. Incisors are the sharp teeth used for cutting.

INCISE

Main Entry:
incise  [in-sahyz]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut into
Synonyms: carve, chisel, engrave, etch

5. bumper / bummer

10. empire / expire?

You say that like it's a question, CCB

Good answers!