Up the Down Staircase

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Begin with a word that means a moving staircase. Answer: (One Word - 9 letters)

2. Drop a letter and rearrange the remaining to form a word that means people/things who determine or establish boundaries on a map. GPS systems, for example, are finders or ____. Answer: (One Word - 8 letters (pl.))

3. Drop a letter then rearrange the remaining to form a word that means red or cardinal. Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

4. Drop a letter and rearrange the remaining to form a word that means to outline, or small bits. Answer: (One Word - 6 letters (pl))

5. Drop a letter and rearrange the remaining to form a word that means rips or shreds. Answer: (One Word - 5 letters (pl))

6. Drop a letter and rearrange the remaining to form a word that means a former Russian ruler. Answer: (One Word - 4 letters)

7. Now add a letter and rearrange them to form a word that means a step. Answer: (One Word - 5 letters)

8. Now add a letter and rearrange them to form a word that means parody or ridicule intended to expose truth. Answer: (One Word - 6 letters)

9. Now add a letter and rearrange them to form a word that means keeps or remembers. Answer: (One Word - 7 letters)

10. Now add a letter and rearrange them to form a word that means slender prayer towers attached to a mosque. Answer: (One Word - 8 letters (pl.))