Make Up Some Clues Challenge

[Tilly2]

Here is a list of 12 words picked at random from my Chambers dictionary.

The challenge is to make up some cryptic clues for each or any word. Don't tell how many letters or that will make it easier.

Anyone can guess the answers.

 

1 Germ

2 Pretentious

3 Censorious

4 Intensive

5 Concerted

6 Harem

7 Secretly

8. Plausible

9 Trace

10 Unpleasantness 

11 Bawdy

12 Zulu

[Hazlinny]

Was Michael fighting at Rorke's Drift?

Not quite sure if this is what you are after, Tilly?

[calmck]

Domestic space reserved for women of the household

[Tilly2]

That's right Haz. 

Zulu. Too easy:-)

[Hazlinny]

France, Germany or Spain where you might find a bug.

[Tilly2]

Calmck.

Harem. Too easy, not cryptic. x

[TheWinner]

Scare 'em

[Tilly2]

Haz, germ.  x

[Tilly2]

Can't do that one, TheWinner.

[Neveracrossword]

1. Take an old bud, get a new one?

[Hazlinny]

Partial care not enough for this comatose patient?

[TheWinner]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Harum+scarum+meaning&;rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB958GB958&oq=h&aqs=chrome.0.69i59l3j69i57j0i131i433i512j46i131i199i433i465i512l3j0i131i433i650j0i131i433i512.1498j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Tilly2]

Others may answer!

[Tilly2]

Can't do yours, Nac.

Haz, intensive?

[douglas9401]

Shazzas bezzy

[Tilly2]

Harem not Harum.😀

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly, Gem is an obsolete (so 'old' in my clue) word for 'sprout',  and R meaning 'take' (from the Latin, recipe). Germ... a new bud.

[Hazlinny]

15.42  Yes Tilly, Intensive. This is a great thread.x

[Tilly2]

I've got a headache now?

Who's Shazza?

[Tilly2]

Very clever, Nac. You got me there.

[Hazlinny]

He's sly- took a trip to a Greek island - Shh!