DOUBLE DUTY XIX

The words and partial words below can be completed by filling in the blanks with a word which completes the word beginning on the left and begins the word ending on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word.

1. DEC _ _ _ _ AGE
2. RAT _ _ _ BAL
3. TEN _ _ BIT
4. MAI _ _ _ IAL
5. HEAL _ _ _ ME
6. END _ _ _MARK
7. GRAM _ _ _ROW
8. AS _ _ _ CHANT
9. RAMP _ _ _ LESS
10. SC _ _ _ ICE

HINTS:
The first letters are:
1. L
2. H
3. O
4. D
5. T
6. E
7. M
8. P
9. A
10. O

Answers:

1. decLINEage
2. ratHERbal
3. tenORbit
4. maiDENial
5. healTHYme
6. endEARmark
7. gramMARrow
8. asPENchant 
9. rampAGEless
10. scOFFice