DOUBLE DUTY CXXIX

Fill in the blanks with words that will complete the word, or form a compound word or two-word phrase beginning with the word or partial word on the left and begin a word, compound word or  two-word phrase ending with the word or partial word on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word.

1. OF _ _ _ DER
2. CA _ _ _ DER
3. LAP _ _ _ DOG
4. ART _ _ _ _ RATE
5. CURB _ _ _ _ STREET
6. KEY _ _ _ _ _ CARD
7. RAIN _ _ _ _ _ _ FIRE
8. LIVE _ _ _ _ _ PILE
9. THINK _ _ _ _ TOP
10. BRAIN _ _ _ _ _ TRAIN

HINTS:
First of the missing letters:
1. T
2. B
3. T
4. D
5. S
6. P
7. F
8. S
9. T
10. P

Answers:

1. ofTENder 
2. caBINder
3. lapTOPdog
4. artDECOrate
5. curbSIDEstreet
6. keyPUNCHcard 
7. rainFORESTfire
8. liveSTOCKpile
9. thinkTANKtop
10. brainPOWERtrain