Possible Clues:

• I sit in and help out someone far from intellectual
• Aesthete's bane
• Tasteless wood, middle of this log being consumed
• Opponent of David, say, or of artists in general
• No artist makes high table in softwood
• Break hip and keel over in Spain with one of the Barbarians
• Little fellow with one stone in battle ultimately accounting for him?
• Ancient resident of Syria - or a Guardian crossword setter?
• One indifferent to culture
• Greek character, first to get into row, a barbarian!