The letters of the answer to the first part of the clue can be transposed to form the answer of the second half of the clue. If you find the first part of the clue is elusive then switch to the second part and work your way backwards

Example: transpose a garment into a tiresome person -> robe - bore
The solutions are 5 to 8 letter words.



= 1. Transpose pertaining to a parent into fatherhood [hint: parents into fatherly]
= 2. Transpose enroll into a tree decoration
= 3. Transpose a lifetime devotee into a weapon
= 4. Transpose a towel's function into dreadful
= 5. Transpose a singer into dwells there
= 6. Transpose rhythmic walking into a trinket
= 7. Transpose a country's former capital into its current capital
= 8. Transpose next to into a one cell critter
= 9. Transpose a monster into moistening meat
10. Transpose more capable into redden
> > > > "Uncle!" on #10

6. march - charm

5. Elvis lives good evening soot

7. Kyoto Tokyo

Hi Dan.

2. enlist - tinsel

3. lifer - rifle

Good afternoon Remi manXman and everyone

Yes to all

9. beast/baste

Most excellent FilDil

Update: No longer capped at one solve per person.
Go forth and solve!

8. abeam - ameba

4. drier ~ direr hi soot

Good afternoon manXman ... well played by you and Michele

Hints added...

1. parental ~ paternal good evening soot

Good morning manXman...you nailed that one!