Possible Clues:

• Still very much with us
• Very animated American with evil backing from headless band is connected to violent attack
• In a heavy defeat, oddly naive Dalek losing innards is hardly subdued
• Like a healthy mule?
• It's an energetic widespread view perhaps - Alan admits I have briefly met Penny quitting habit
• I have got in a state, giving up being very active
• Full of vigour and still in the game moreover, striking the ball perhaps
• Far from 7, with a preference — to imprison rotten cad Kevin
• Very active, as existing strikers should be?
• Full of vigour, I laid knave out (clubs), then a higher card