[phonetic dictionary] first twelve

Right, so here are your first dozen - more tomorrow:

1 Ad Hoc................... Cooking with wine
2 Adder.....................Tally clerk
3 Adenoid..................Irritated by adverts
4 Alimony..................Arab coins
5 Anenome................Foe
6 Antelope................Absconding insect
7 Aphrodisiac............Trapeze artists from Zaire
8 Badinage................Memory, sex, teeth
9 Barbecue................Awaiting haircut
10 Blackguard...........Negro sentry
11 Canteloupe...........Chaperoned
12 Capsize................Seven and three-quarters