Word Sword

Each clue leads to a two word answer where the two words are one letter count off from one another. So, add or remove a letter from the front or back of one answer word to get the other.

Example: stationery copier? ---> paper aper

-1. Pope Francis' father?
-2. include rural area?
-3. living area for a type of vulture?
-4. throws bundles of wheat?
-5. gas for Jason's ship?
-6. make it to the rupture?
-7. a grizzly audio apparatus?
-8. throw out the bad part?
-9. enough of a taste?
-10. tar irritation?

4. heaves - sheaves

5. argon/argo

5. Argo Argon - Hi Cue, good puzzles, thanks

Bernie

7 - bear - ear

10. pitch itch

3. condor condo

1. Papal papa

9. ample sample

6. reach breach

Hi Cue.

6. last/blast

You're always welcome, Bernie. manxman beat you out by seconds on that one.

Remi gets #6

Good solves!

2. branch ranch

Cue, could my answer for #8 possibly get me in trouble here?
Or maybe I should just scrap my answer

I knew that there were two possible solutions for that one, Joan. There is one that won't get blipped on the board though.

Gail, that's a good try. I hadn't thought of that. My answer has the same letter count.

2. count/county

8. trash/rash?

Good one, manxman

Joan, my answer has 5 and 6 letters. The words begin with "e" and "r"

8. eject reject

Exactamundo!