DOUBLE DUTY LXXXVIII

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

1. BOX _ _ _ _ _ BOX
2. FOOT _ _ _ _ _ CHANGE
3. BLUE _ _ _ _ SHINE
4. SNOW _ _ _ _ WOOD
5. ECHO _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ORCHESTRA
6. CROSS _ _ _ _ _ WORK
7. LOCAL _ _ _ _ _ CODED
8. CHALK _ _ _ _ _ WALK
9. POISON _ _ _ KNIFE
10. SCARLET _ _ _ _ _ PITCH

HINTS:
The first of the missing letters:
1. L
2. L
3. M
4. D
5. C
6. P
7. C
8. B
9. P
10. F

Answers:

1. boxLUNCHbox
2. footLOOSEchange
3. blueMOONshine
4. snowDRIFTwood
5. echoCHAMBERorchestra
6. crossPATCHwork
7. localCOLORcoded
8. chalkBOARDwalk
9. poisonPENknife
10 scarletFEVERpitch