Possible Clues:

• Something bought unseen (1,3,2,1,4)
• Risky buy, so they say
• A thing bought unseen (1,3,2,1,4)
• Girl in bizarre pork-pie hat having right hot time dropped blind date, maybe? (1,3,2,1,4)
• One bought unseen (1,3,2,1,4)
• Something bought without inspection (1,3,2,1,4)
• Something taken on spec provides a good soldier with sleep all right (1,3,2,1,4)
• A King, a Pope and I pooled together to make ill-considered purchase (1,3,2,1,4)
• Help
• Careless purchase, but animal eats well after a good drink (1,3,2,1,4)