CAUSE OF THE CAWS VII

The answers to the clues below are based on homophones or near-homophones.

Example: Reason for the crows' noise
Answer: Cause of the caws

1. Strongly consider a legal claim on property
2. Compare and a fungus growth on trees and rocks
3. Tree branch and describe in painting or words
4. Connects and a medium-sized wild cat
5. Dead bolts and smoked salmon
6. Ancient musical instrument and a fibber
7. Corn and a labyrinth
8. Shelf above a fireplace and a cape or cloak
9. Law officer and warlike
10. Power and a tiny insect

Answers:

1. Lean toward a lien
2. Liken and lichen
3. Limb and limn
4. Links and lynx
5. Locks and lox
6. Lyre and liar
7. Maize and maze
8. Mantel and mantle
9. Marshal and martial
10. Might and mite