MISSING LINK CLXII

Each 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. Rush..........Watch..........Leaf
2. Burglar..........False..........Silent
3. Fire..........Walk..........Train
4. Out..........Over..........Above
5. Barrel..........Steam..........Sweet
6. Sand..........Gift..........Press
7. Blind..........Bald..........Beauty
8. Onion..........Heart..........Prose
9. Republican.....Insolvency.....Communism
10. Athletic shoe.....Volleyball.....Fruit punch

Answers:

1. Gold
2. Alarm
3. Cross
4. Board
5. Kinds of rolls
6. Kinds of boxes
7. Types of spots
8. Purple
9. Red states
10. Things that can be spiked

Credits:
#9: Bruce P. Douglas
#10: Sarah Keller