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. "Solar power is where it's at," Tom said s------.
-2. "That's a nice Irish Setter," Tom said p--------.
-3. "Don't argue - we must drill for natural gas," Tom said f----------.
-4. "I must attend my flock," said Tom s---------.
-5. "That's the puppy's mother," Tom said d-----------.
-6. "That Frenchman is bleeding," Tom s--- ---.
-7. "No, I'm sure I didn't borrow any tea", Tom said n-----------.
-8. "Turn the record player down", said Tom d------------.
-9. "I don't know where this train is going!" Tom r-----.
-10. "I've met the perfect instructor to teach me tennis," Tom said p---------.

1: shinily

Close, but not mine, Denis...

4. sheepishly

5. dogmatically

9 - railed

1. sunnily

2. pointedly

Hi Rog.

All great answers, folks!

6: sang out ; sang = blood ?

8. disquietingly

Indeed, mon ami!

(Whoops - must remember to scroll down!)

Yes, Sondi - I like that one!

3. fracturally

Very close, Bob - hang on to the first five letters...

7. nonchalantly?

Well may you smirk, Joan - "non-char-lent-ly" it is!

3. fractiously

I still like mine, depending on how you pronounce it...

fracturally = frack surely

10: pro found ly ? (pro = instructor, found = met)?

Great answers!

I would still go for "Fractiously" Bob because of the "Don't argue" bit...

oh, I agree UW, I just meant that I sort of had a plan with my answer. I had never even considered that fraturally was a word before now.

Not being a proper word never bothered me in the past, Bob!