All answers will have an x smack in the middle. I will give you the number
of letters and in one case the first letter.
-1. Parts of the southern U.S. 5 letters
2. A type of cable. 7, c
-3. An athlete with gloves. 5
-4. Animals who love to kill chickens. 5
5. Salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked. Plural. 5
-6. A minute area of illumination on a display screen. 5
-7. A number. 5
-8. They will take you where you want to go. 5
-9. One of the United States. 5
-10. Small beef cube. 3