Possible Clues:

• Mottled feline
• Mate with stripes for 9 across
• 'Feel the line with her stripes, by the sound of it (5,3)'
• Mottled puss
• Bill hit pinching skirts of curvy, round old maid
• Pet with mackerel and spotted varieties
• Newly-delivered baby's cold — make lace covering for the pet
• Label this by the fee line with stripes
• That's a backward slap by the feminine feline