Possible Clues:

• Circus performer's sack grabbed by a lion, say
• Ian McEwan wrote them at last
• Adobe reader
• Circus performer born in a European setting?
• Gymnastic type rocking boat with wrecked car
• Agile performer in a cricket club gathering century, then run out
• Tumbler a Slav filled with drop of brandy
• Hold up article, in turn, as circus performer
• Entertainer’s routine including leading pairs from Rome ballet
• Tightrope walker, for example