Drop Me A Letter

Drop the number of letters from the first answer to get the second. No anagramming required.

-1. drop 2 letters from method(6) to get shoot
-2. drop 3 letters from sediment(7) to get mail
-3. drop 2 letters from acknowledge(6) to get revise
-4. drop 1 letter from submit(7) to get dislike
-5. drop 1 letter from lay(5) to get [i/]rate[/i]
-6. drop 2 letters from thumb drive purpose(7) to get phase
-7. drop 2 letters from problem(7) to get Russian currency
-8. drop 2 letters from contrary to(7) to get profits
-9. drop 2 letters from obey(6) to get security for debt
-10. drop 2 letters from sex(6) to get inheritable factor

2. deposit less dei = post

Hi Cue.

7. trouble - to = ruble

8. gainsay/gains

6. storage/stage

10. gender/gene

3. credit/edit

Nice solves everyone

9. listen/lien

1. system less ys = stem

4. present less p = resent

Hi Cue.

5. place/rate

9. listen/lien

And that closes that one out!

Joan, manxman squeezed in a bit before you on that one...