Possible Clues:

• Buoy, made with clay, but hard at first
• Try, after tax rises, to cheer
• Take courage, try size down from twelve
• Feel like there must be an extra instrument in that nonet recording?
• Buoy, made with clay, but hard on top
• Scramble near the lift
• Encourage to try small size
• A number, following try, cheer
• Make cheerful
• Encourage to listen at news time?