1: Doctor East, half American, is a wishful thinker (7)
5: English philosopher in rasher lot? (5)
6: Venomous enemy lurks in Caspians (3)
7: Chewed a fat aide's foul-smelling gum (9)
8: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)
9: Bracing sea air! Love the place. (5)
10: Al's framed by unexpectedly nasty examiner (7)