MISSING LINK CLIV

Each pair or trio of words below shares a Missing Link - that is, its members have something in common, obvious or not. For example, RIVERS, NOSES, & VIOLINS can all have BRIDGES.

1. Flesh..........Issue
2. Doing..........New
3. Fan..........Sun..........Lap
4. Cat..........Cross..........Cake
5. Law..........News..........Spell
6. Wash..........Storm..........Drain
7. Smoke..........Letter..........Store
8. Noise..........Bread..........Elephant
9. Staffed..........Sighted..........Tempered
10. Hockey game.....Chess game.....Restaurant

Answers:

1. Things you can press
2. Words that are next to nothing
3. Kinds of belts
4. Kinds of walks
5. Things you can break
6. Brain
7. Chain
8. White
9. Short
10. Places where there are checks