2: Leaves permitted by cute cook (7)

5: Church council regulation sounds like a big gun (5)

6: What this puzzle is (3)

7: Essays about old dramatic works (9)

9: Compete with life in France (3)

10: One hundred-odd bits of bombs in some projectiles initially (5)

11: Nearly nail half of veterans for childishness (7)

1: Silent, cat backs away from it (5)

2: Franklin eager to conceal paternity (7)

3: Mandarin tangled net in rage (9)

4: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

6: Story about New England state apt to crumble (7)

8: Served raw, across keeps us hidden within. (5)

9: 23% of Scandinavians backing leaders (3)