DOUBLE DUTY CXLVIII

Fill in the blanks with words that will complete the word or phrase beginning at the left and begin the word or phrase ending at the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of missing letters.

1. PUSH _ _ _ BALL
1. HOLY _ _ _ ZONE 
3. POST _ _ _ _ PUNCH
4. HOLD _ _ _ _ _ ROOM
5. LOSS _ _ _ _ _ _ BOARD
6. COLD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ FOOD
7. COLOR _ _ _ _ _ AMBITION
8. LEARNING _ _ _ _ _ BALL
9. COMPUTER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ LIZARD
10. HELICOPTER _ _ _ _ _ _ COMPANY

HINTS:
First of the missing letters:
1. P
2.W
3. H
4. C
5. L
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. M
10. P

Answers:

1. pushPINball
2. holy WAR zone
3. postHOLE punch
4. hold Courtroom
5. loss LEADERboard
6. cold COMFORT food
7. color BLIND ambition
8. learning CURVE ball
9. computer MONITOR lizard
10. helicopter PARENT company