[Guest]

Octopuppy's back off the wagon, with another bender of befuddling brainteasers. Each answer is a single word (one spelling) with 2 distinct meanings, both of which are given or strongly hinted at in the clue.

Example: "glue a broken branch"

stick

There's 10 lovely homonyms to amuse and confuse you. The 1st one answered gets 1 point, 2nd one 2 points, and so on, with 10 shiny new points for the clever sausage who gets the last one. Alternative answers get as many points as I feel like giving them (but unless there are 2 very distinct meanings they won't get nuffin'). Please use spoilers on the 1st page, then you needn't bother since all the answers will be on the leaderboard anyway.

Keyboards at the ready... HERE WE GO!

1) barely legal

2) container is able

3) cuts zigzags and fires too soon

4) false repose

5) fold a swan

6) get thinner and lighter

7) lots of money but only one suit

8) pulling hair out of shadow

9) removing an image

10) storage for cash tips

[Guest]

Sure, you need to interpret "tips" and "banks" as a verb, meaning "tilts".

As for pinking, that's the sound a car engine makes when its pistons are firing early, as in "that engine pinks a bit". Admittedly it's a bit specialist, but I like to vary the difficulty level.

Number 6: to taper (verb) means to get narrower, and a taper (noun) is a kind of candle used as a lighter (eg. for gas lamps).

Huh. I took it to mean "fire" as in from one's job, as in getting one's pink slip.