Tom's Tuesday Ten

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 ·

One answer each for first 24 hours, please.

-1. "I'm the star of a TV commercial," said Tom, i------------.
-2. "I would have reached the green with a number 7 club," said Tom, i---------.
-3. "Your prince has arrived," said Tom, c---------.
-4. "Must look my best - I'm getting married tomorrow," said Tom, g------- h------.
-5. "Where shall I put this holly wreath, my darling?" asked Tom a--------.
-6. "The governor and all the warders have gone!" said Tom, in an u-------- m-----.
-7. "My knee keeps twitching," Tom said r----------.
-8. "I think we might have to navigate the traffic island," said Tom, in a r--------- ---.
-9. "I tell you - there's fewer than a dozen sets of false teeth here," Tom said t------------.
-10. "If you think I'm going over Niagara Falls in an oil-drum, you're crazy," said Tom i-------------.

4. grooming himself

Indeed, Marian!

3. charmingly

1. inadvertently

10. incandescently

8. roundabout way

2. ironically

An excellent selection of answers, folks!

5. Adoringly

Bernie

7: reflexively

6. unanimous motion

Joan - a rare "nope" - think of a term that covers people like warders, and what would the place be if there were none of them?

Denis, Bernie - looks good to me

6. unorderly manner

9: ten dent iously

Getting closer Cheryl, but still not mine - someone similar to an orderly but more restrictive?

Good one Denis - I read it as "ten dentures-ly"

6. underhand manner?

Still a "nope", Marian. Looking at synonyms for "warder" might help...

6. unguarded manner?

Either that or "unguarded moment"

Nice finish CCb!