Puzzle. June 3

Find a word that can mean the first definition. Doubling one of its letters will make a word that corresponds to the second definition.
Ex:Halt - Bend down
Answer: Stop stoop.
In this example the letter 'o' was doubled. There is no punctuation used in the answers.

-1.Married - Pesky plant. 3,4 letters

-2.Wager - Plant in the amaranth family. 3,4

-3.Number of years in a decade - A person aged between 13 and 19. 3,4

-4.Hit with a stick as punishment in school (past tense) - Placed in a tin. 5,6

-5.Police officer - A place to keep chickens. 3,4

-6.Recorded onto a video cassette - Knocked quietly. 5,6

7.A young child - To blow a horn. 3,4

-8.Wished - Jumped on one foot. 5,6

-9.A single stair - Sheer incline. 4,5

-10.Male child - Anon. 3,4

1. Wed - Weed

Hi Curly

3. Ten / teen - Good morning Curly

Bernie

Good morning. Good answers.

2. bet, beet

Morning curly,

4. caned = canned

Merci Ladies.

Good Morning, Curly

8. hoped hopped

Hi Jema, nice one.

6. taped / tapped

Thanks michele.

9. step/steep

10. son soon Morning Curly

5. cop-coop

Good ones.

7. tot/toot

Thanks Doreen.