Possible Clues:

• The Civil War, for the Confederacy
• Cries of distress from the crow who could not find its way home?
• Doctor outclassed, lacking depth in hopeless endeavour
• 'The sound of a crow that can't get home is hopeless (4,5)'
• He doesn't stand a chance
• You can't save this cad poked by holy person roughly
• Clueless with 23 down? Presumably, St Jude wouldn't find this challenging!
• Cook cassoulet? It's not worth the effort
• Despicable bloke trapping stray cats is a hopeless case
• Toss a clue around: no hope here