Crossword Puzzle Tea pastry

Clue: Tea pastry

What to do before teaching a lesson (MOTIVATE with 8 letters)
Teacher's degree: Abbr. (EDD with 3 letters)
E. Manning's team (NYGIANTS with 8 letters)
Big 12 football team led onto the field by The Masked Rider (TEXASTECH with 9 letters)
Shed tears (e.g. CRY with 3 letters)
Cricket, soccer or field hockey team (ELEVEN with 6 letters)
Leo's team? (DETROITLIONS with 12 letters)
Their teams meet at meets (SCHOOLS with 7 letters)
Team's top starting pitcher (ACE with 3 letters)
Teacher, in dialect (MARM with 4 letters)