Tom's Tuesday Twelve with hints

More Tom Swifties. (For example "I'll have a martini," said Tom, drily.) As ever, grovelling apologies for any re-runs.

Some of these are very clever and quite tough, so being all heart, I've given you first letter and length as a starter ·

-1. "I can't eat any more of this bitter herb," said Tom r-------.
-2. "I'll get you out of prison in no time," said Tom b--------.
-3. "What's a wide-angle lens?" asked Tom o-------.
-4. "I'm about to hit the golf ball," Tom f---------.
-5. "I had an accident in the kitchen," said Tom with p------.
-6. "Yes, I have been reading Voltaire," Tom admitted c-------.
-7. "To boldly go where no man has gone before" said Tom, e-------------.
-8. "You're right, the earth is not a sphere," he said o-------.
-9. "I didn't see that French 'No Smoking' sign," fumed Tom d----------. Look up "No Smoking" in French
-10. "A Greek woodland deity is no more," Tom said, d------.
-11. "There is no end to this sequence of digits," said Tom i-----------. Think what pi is referred to as
-12. "I like listening to records at night," said Tom d-------------. Starts with another word for "record"

5. panache

7. enterprisingly (Pandora alert )

2. balefully

Hi Rog.

There's another one lying in wait for you in the abbreviations thread.

Apologies manxman - it was a calculated risk (He sure is a messy eater in that shot...)

Oh yes - great solves, folk!

4. forewarned

1 ruefully

6. candidly

10.deadpan

I love these! All good...

3. obtusely

Good one, michele!

8. oblately

Yes, Manxman!

12. diminutively not enough letters

11. innumerately

Afraid it's a "nope" for #11, Cue

Hints added...

11. irrationally Thanks for the nudge

Any time, Cue!

12. discernibly

Nice try manxman, but not enough letters.

Would it help if I said Tom was feeling sad when he said it

9.defensively

Yes!!

12. disconcertedly
or perhaps more sadly.....disconsolately

I'll take disc-on-so-late-ly, manxman!