DOUBLE DUTY LXXXIII

Fill in the blanks with letters or words which will complete the word or phrase beginning with the word on the left and begin the word or phrase ending with the word on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word.

1. MUSE _ _ BER
2. EAR _ _ _ ME
3. AIR _ _ _ _ ION
4. BOX _ _ _ _ _ _ BOY
5. SHOE _ _ _ _ _ _ TIE
6. SNOW _ _ _ _ _ HAIR
7. DOOR _ _ _ _ PEPPER
8. MOBILE _ _ _ _ GROWN
9. SWISS _ _ _ _ _ TOWER

HINTS:
The first of the missing letters:
1. U
2. T
3. P
4. O
5. S
6. A
7. B
8. H
9. W

Answers:

1. museUMber
2. earTHYme
3. airPORTion
4. boxOFFICEboy
5. shoeSTRINGtie
6. snowANGELhair
7. doorBELLpepper
8. mobileHOMEgrown
9. swissWATCHtower