If you take the first and last letter off of a word, sometimes you get a new word.
Ex: A happening/comes after sixth. The answer is "event seventh".
-1. Past tense of go/Score. 4,6 letters
-2. Push on/Popular food item. 4,6
-3. At that time/World capital. 4,6
4. Electrical unit/Messed with. 6,8
-5. Popular dog's name/Adage. 5,7
-6. Opposite of down/Sport. 6,8
-7. Clue/Cotton fabric. 4,6
-8. In the distance/Animal trip. 4,6
-9. Employee of a spy organization/Color. 5,7
-10. Arabic word for "so be it"/Mourn. 4,6