All answers start with 'PRE'
-1. PRE + To walk slowly = A preliminary statement. 8 letters
-2. PRE + Ripe = Born early. 9
-3. PRE + Multiple body pains = Speaks religious texts. 8
-4. PRE + Easily bruised = Someone who is false. 9
-5. PRE + To have dispatched = A gift usually received at Christmas. 7
-6. PRE + The centre of a volcano = To stop from happening. 7
7. PRE + Your opinion = An early showing (of a film). 7
-8. PRE + Noted down dictated text = Given medicine by a doctor. 10
-9. PRE + To work for (as a slave) = To maintain a good standard. 8
10. PRE + The front surface of the head = An introductory section of a speech. 7