Possible Clues:

• Nero at the piano
• - Sellers, twentieth century English comedian
• First name of 2-Down
• ''Jaws'' author Benchley
• Dwindle to nothing (with ''out'')
• Safe, as Time Lord's around
• Wendy's pal
• Rock-like apostle
• He might be blue to be getting out not with a bang but a whimper
• Safe temperature, equal all round