NO GIRLS ALLOWED
Credit: The Word's The Thing
Louis D. Appel


The answers to the clues below all end in GENT.

1. A rebel
2. Careless, to the point of endangerment
3. Coming together
4. Convincing, as an argument
5. Depending on conditions
6. Needing immediate attention (2)
7. Persevering, industrious
8. Strong, sharp - as an odor
9. Touching at a single point
10. Ruler or governing board member
11. Uncompromising
12. Differing, as an opinion
13. Deeply resounding, as bells

Answers:

1. Insurgent
2. Negligent
3. Convergent
4. Cogent
5. Contingent
6. Urgent - Exigent
7. Diligent
8. Pungent
9. Tangent
10. Regent
11. Intransigent
12. Divergent
13. Plangent