1: What's left when you burn the tree (3)

6: Woody is to eviscerate Human Resources, that is (7)

7: Dressing of malt and beans to make horse tender (9)

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

11: Pious woman in underground hideaway (3)

1: I need half a month before becoming a saint (9)

2: Pate topping primarily honey and tamari? (3)

3: Exciting object getting rent by stream (9)

4: Imagine 500 papers in a bundle (5)

5: Number observed with contest entry (9)

8: Deplorable! Sad wife ugly every second (5)

10: Throw out faulty nib (3)