MISSING LINK CCXXIII

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. Bar..........Tax..........Fire
2. School..........Days..........Folks
3. States..........Woods..........Marks
4. Risk..........Fudge..........Common
5. Pound..........Honey..........Sponge
6. Blue..........Space..........End
7. World..........Degree..........Dimension
8. Motor..........Vegetable..........Essential
9. Strike.........Spare.........Split.........Turkey
10. Run..........Point..........Inch..........Second

Answers:

1. Kinds of codes
2. Old
3. Man
4. Factor
5. Kinds of cake
6. Deep
7. Third
8. Kinds of oils
9. Bowling terms (A turkey is three strikes in a row.)
10. Possible margins of victory in sports