Tom's Tuesday Ten with Hints

More Tom Swifties.(For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs.

Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter ·

-1. "I think I can win the bakeoff," Tom said r----- t- t-- o-------. First letters of the middle words given. Think what dough does...
-2. "You, too, can win a Starship!", said Tom, e-------------.
-3. "Please read my letter about the long sandwich", Tom said s-----------.
-4. "Where are all of my old board games?", asked Tom, c---------.
-5. "It's the outside of a tree!" Tom b-----.
-6. "I've joined the Airborne Medical Corps," said Tom p------------. Would it help if I said the members wore descent-arresting-devices?
-7. “I’m such a good marksman that you won't need a comb,” was Tom’s p------ s---.
-8. "I used to command a battalion of German ants", said Tom e----------. Think of the German for "over"...
-9. "I've stopped seeing my therapist", said Tom u------------.
-10. "This milk has gone off," Tom said s-----.

10 - sourly

5. barked

3. submissively Hi Rog

2. Enterprisingly!

7. parting shot

Great selection, guys!

4. cluelessly

Yes, michele!

9 - unshrinkingly

8. exuberantly.

Hi Rog.

6. paradoxically

1. racing to the ovenware?

Indeedy, niteowl!

Hints for the last 3...

1. Rising to the occasion - Hi Rog

Bernie

Oops, I was going to answer one but noticed that they've all been answered. Were some answers overlooked?

No, it's just my total incompetence in missing not one but two answers, Cheryl...

Good one, Bernie