TRICK OR TREAT

The answers to the following clues will have something in common.

1. To withdraw, as in battle
2. Formal, academic paper
3. Plea, appeal
4. March honoree
5. Three goals by the same player in ice hockey
6. Special skills connected to a particular job
7. Like some customized cars
8. Separate checks at a restaurant
9. Deal with someone very carefully and gently
10. Not speaking to someone to show how mad you are

Answers:

1. Retreat
2. Treatise
3. Entreaty
4. St. Patrick
5. Hat trick
6. Tricks of the trade
7. Tricked out
8. Dutch treat
9. Treat with kid gloves
10. Silent treatment