| A punch absorbed by part of the body, draining |
LEACHING |
| Army entertainer |
HOST |
| As a cloudless sky not entirely right, it's not clear |
BLUR |
| Beast tethered by Peruvian, I'm a llama! |
ANIMAL |
| Book Church of England extracted from novels |
ROMANS |
| Champion defender |
BACK |
| Collecting boundaries in cricket, opener W. G. Grace, perhaps? |
DOCTOR |
| Description of some trees of course, in ground |
CONIFEROUS |
| First male, a female |
ADAM |
| Food item in batter served with old port |
CLUBSANDWICH |
| For cooking, heated tray available now |
ATTHEREADY |
| High, a long distance apart |
SPACEDOUT |
| Hopeful nation in a bit of difficulty, with nothing to lose |
ASPIRANT |
| Incompetent one, where is US president? |
EISENHOWER |