Possible Clues:

• Unnecessary fuss about weather conditions in vessel
• 'Much Ado About Nothing' in China? (1,5,2,1,6)
• Threw Persian cat out in the morning creating kerfuffle but it blew over quickly (1,5,2,1,6)
• Apple peel, apricot and nuts -- Ma prepared too much for a trifle (1,5,2,1,6)
• Something that's blown up — leaves frantically? (1,5,2,1,6)
• Precautions a team, not English, organised? Much fuss about nothing (1,5,2,1,6)
• Result of someone unnecessarily stirring it? (1,5,2,1,6)
• A minor altercation over a brew? (1,5,2,1,6)
• A small spot of bother brewing? (1,5,2,1,6)
• Much Ado about Nothing in The Tempest? (1,5,2,1,6)