Possible Clues:

• Inches, as to feet
• Parts of newspaper in Welsh decoded after time
• Third quarters?
• Centuries for MCC, for example
• Dry clothing rushed round hospital's parts
• In small portions, the start of supper after a night at the theatre
• Particular fractions
• Little bits of celebrations in the North
• Months of the year, e.g.
• Each of these bits is one over the dozen