Climbing Rhyming

Both words in each of these rhymes are the same length. If I counted right, the number at the end of the clue identifies the length of both words.

-1. a peculiar group of whales (3)
-2. an inadequate moniker (4)
-3. a cache of cooking appliances (5)
-4. a name brand bagel supplier (6)
-5. an instrumental conundrum (6)
-6. a cable station for winter sheets (7)
-7. a wary lessee (8)
-8. teacher of admission (9)
-9. beginning idea (10)
-10. a set link (10)
-11. spell use (11)
-12. discussion of approval (12)

11. incantation application

1. odd pod

7. vigilant occupant

Hi Cue. I like the puzzle.

2. lame name

5. fiddle riddle

4. Lender vender

10. collection connection

8. Professor confessor

Bernie

Nice job!

Thanks, Remi. I'll take #1

7. Hesitant resident

12. conversation confirmation

6. flannel channel

9. conception suggestion

Koala, Cheryl and Bob

Joan, your first word is right but the second one....well...isn't

What...wrong?

How about impression?

I think conception conception is the best answer

Yeah, conception conception is probably the best rhyme.

The second word is only three letters off from the first word.

okay, I'll go with perception, but I don't
like it

Let's see how wrong I am on #3...

trove stove

Well, the answer for #3 is backward!

Nicely finished off, Joan