Puzzle. June 29

I reveal three consecutive letters of a word and replace the other letters with blanks. You deduce the word.

-1.-----RFL-. (Nine letters - may be an admiral)

2.--XHO--. (Seven letters - also known as earth)

-3.-NKL---. (Seven letters - a vague clue?)

-4.--IIN-. (Six letters - something the royal family do a lot)

-5.--CCY-. six letters

-6.---TZS-----. (Eleven letters - believes in Superman)

7.----HTH---. (Ten letters - held by someone who took part in dubbing)

8.-LUL---. (Seven letters - what a frustrating quiz might make you do)

-9.---DVA--. (Eight letters - toothless African)

10.-XOL---. (Seven letters - aquatic creature - looks a bit like William Hague)

1. Butterfly - Good morning Curly

Bernie

Hi Bernie, good one.

3. inkling
Morning curly

Hi Gerry. Thanks.

5 - coccyx

6. Nietzschean

Thanks.

9. aardvark

Morning curly,

Hi Gail, merci.

4. skiing

Thanks Flo.

7.knighthood

2. Foxhole.

8. Ululate - what a lovely word!

Thanks all.