1: Dark mysterious thing (5)
2: Audibly get harsher with utter bastard (7)
3: Excessive praise for bad spelling ain't aloud (9)
4: Gorilla taking head off at it's base! (3)
6: A sign of winter here in Paris -- clashes when ash is dumped (7)
8: Powerless to move, as shiner tremendously shows (5)
9: Begin suspecting like you're clever (3)