Commonalities

The words in each set have a common connection, something that bonds all three of them in some way, perhaps shared features or maybe it's characteristics...and then again it could be a manifestation of common attributes.

A question mark after a clue indicates wordplay or trickery is afoot.
Can you find a Commonality?



= 1. GORDON SCOTT, DENNY MILLER, JOHNNY WEISSMULLER
2. CHINCHILLAS, JERBOAS, MARMOTS
= 3. A SNOW STORM IN FLORIDA, A HULA HOOP WITH A NAIL IN IT, THE USS ADAMS
= 4. OLIVE, KELLY, EMERALD
= 5. "SULTAN OF SWAT", "KING OF CLOUT", "THE BAMBINO"
= 6. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, CLEMENT ATTLEE, MARGARET THATCHER
7. A PERSON, A WATCH, A MOUNTAIN
= 8. BUTCHER, BAKER, CANDLESTICK MAKER
= 9. STEP ON NO PETS, NEVER ODD OR EVEN, MADAM I'M ADAM
10. PICTURE THIS, FORE!, SPORTS

6. All were UK prime ministers (conservatives I think)

Bernie

Yes they were Bernie ... well played

5. Babe Ruth nicknames

4. shades of green

Good solves michele and oldbroad

9. palindromes

8. Three men in a tub

3. navel/naval destroyers

1. I am guessing they were all Tarzan.

Well done everyone ... excellent solves

7. faces

10. Huey Lewis and the News albums

2. rodents 🐁

Nice finish Michele JBOliver and manXman