All of the answers must be made from the letters of Geranium
6 A biblical plague in livestock (6)
8 Old Scots word for cupboard (6)
10 Within-or out of- it's vital either way (5)
12 The smallest bit of truth (5)
13To mumble, grumble or betray a secret (Scots) (5)
16 Small riding horse or ball used in shinty (3)
27 To entreat or exhort earnestly or persistently (4)