Open-ended - With worked solutions · SET 16 Question 7

Insert one letter per underscore to make a word fitting the clue.
a. stage: j _ _ _ _ _ re
b. stumble: f _ _ _ er
c. squeeze: c _ _ _ _ _ ss
d. resolute: s _ _ _ _ _ rt
e. stately: a _ _ _ _ t
f. torpid: s _ _ _ _ _ sh
g. danger: j _ _ _ _ _ dy
h. incurable: t _ _ _ _ _ _ l
i. heavenly: b _ _ _ _ _ _ l
j. crux: n _ _ _ _ _ s