Gumshoe?

I would believe it. That's right!

Only #12 remains.

Twigless? A bit of a stretch...

Not it.

phone number?

no capsising = on?

Showpiece?

Nope.

gearbox? Tacklebox?

Yes, I was going for the first one but they both fit.

stiff as a plank

trees cut to make

falling down

all over northern towns = TIMBER!

half it goes “moo”

what I'm on is too = MOON

rainbow together

like a birds of a feather = LIGHT

1. winmaster* -

2. pairarrest -

3. seedwafer -

4. normcrownfield -

5. breifspeak** -

6. recordwriggle -

7. toolscoffer

8. hangart -

9. sticksdig

10. burninground -

11. hinthind -

12. signfit

Bouns Points:

1. * and http://brainden.com/forum/index.php?/topic/11898-chemical-compound/page__view__findpost__p__230331

5. **http://brainden.com/forum/index.php?/topic/11898-chemical-compound/page__view__findpost__p__229953

Just three left!

Tots? DudleyDude again!

edit: for

paperweight?

Nope, not quite.

badtrip

discourage/bomb = deter/mine

DETERMINE

With help from devinerebel.

behalf/offer/lair = for/bid/den

FORBIDDEN

I get it now.

lone collecting ~ loan collecting?

doubtful.

a couple doubtfuls but certainly in a different direction - landlord? or landowner?

Yes, the first one, that is it.

Remarkable?

I'll give you bonus points, but still not what I was thinking.

an eclipse?

Hovercraft?

That's the one.

hunchback?

Yep, that's it.

scorekeeper? A little bit of a stretch maybe.

Not what I intended, but a valid answer. bonus points.

winmaster = goaltender, goalkeeper?

These are also worthy of bonus points. I was thinking in a different direction.

Matchbook?

That is correct, sir.

touchback?

Almost but not quite.

postdate.....???

i'm sure i'm wrong though.....

Good guess, but no.

hotshot?

Yes, that's what I was thinking.

killingfloor? Is that 1 word?

Never heard of that.

Possibly lightweight?

I see where you are going but that is not the answer.

tsar rats star tars arts

last salt slat?

shortstop

That is it!

Hey, DD Thanks for the shout out

Nero Teaches Tin, Ocean's Thirteen? Very doubtful.

I am intrigued.

fastdrawl? I know this probably isn't right cause of the "L" thought

Sorry, that's not it.

wallpaper

I see how you got that, but it does not quite fit.

smalltalk?

It does fit. That answer never occurred to me . I will consider this unsolved but peace*out has earned the first bonus point.

firing (fire ring)

Logical, but not what I was thinking.

brushfire

Nope.

nutcracker

Yes, exactly.

parkinglot?

Cha-Ching! You got it!

tapeworm?

That is right

First one down.

Similar to the

1. winmaster

2. pairarrest

3. seedwafer

4. normcrownfield

5. breifspeak

6. recordwriggle

7. toolscoffer

8. hangart

9. sticksdig

10. burninground

11. hinthind

12. signfit

The answer must be a true compound word.

The words might be broken in unconventional ways in order to come up with the clue.

For example dadpensicker or dad/pen/sicker could be a clue for pa/ink/iller painkiller.

There are no other puns or POW type clues, just synonyms of the indivudual parts.

Of course I am using definitions that don't necessarily agree with the meaning intended in the original compound word.

*bonus points for alternates

Thanks for everyone's feedback. I had fun too.