All answers will begin with RAM or LAMB.

1. Taking an ovine and adding what you do when you gasp for breath will give you which word meaning 'spreading unchecked'? 7 letters

2. Taking an ovine and adding a word describing flashy jewellery will give you which word meaning 'wandering' or 'hiking'? 8

3. Taking an ovine and adding a metal chain will give you which word meaning run-down or rickety? 10

4. Taking an ovine and adding a role in a play can give you which defensive protection at the top of a wall? 7

5. Taking an ovine and adding the Russian word for 'yes' produces which Greek letter?

6. Taking an ovine and adding a boy attendant will produce which word meaning 'to rush about wildly'? 7

7. Taking an ovine and adding an old fashioned woman's name (or a computer language) will give you which Latin American dance? 7

8. Taking an ovine and adding a word that sounds like a landlocked state in southern Asia will give you the name of which red fruit? 8

9. Taking an ovine and adding a tree like being from Tolkien's Middle Earth will produce which word, meaning 'flickering like a flame'? 7

10. Taking an ovine and adding the French word for a shark will give you which word for a drapery hung over a door, or a scarf covering a knight's helmet? 10