Answers contain C A and T - anywhere within the answer

[Tuvok]

eg. A timepiece = WATCH

A predicament [a phrase]

A cohesive usually contentious group within a group

An excellent thing or person [a phrase]

Not parts of a real cat: What are the following - a cats tail, a cats foot and a cats ear

A river in Central Canada

A statistician (in insurance perhaps)

No pig in this POKE

Fork shaped

[auntflo]

statistician = actuary

[boxtops]

central canada - saskatchewan?

[auntflo]

group = faction

[TheWinner]

predicament: biT of A piCkle ?

[auntflo]

predicament - between a rock and a hard place?

[Tuvok]

Just re-read the rules - the A C T letters have to be together, but in any order.

Eg ACTion. sTACey

[Tuvok]

Just figured out the POKE one - satchel

[J9PUR]

Fork shaped - TrifurCATed

[Flyhalf]

Last is furcate.

[Flyhalf]

Predicament - Catch-22?

[Flyhalf]

Cat's whiskers as excellent person or thing?

[Tuvok]

Just the cats tail, cats ear, cats foot to get!

[Flyhalf]

Well, they're all plants, but I can't find a link - I had hoped they would be cacti!

[Tuvok]

Catkin!

I found mention of catkin for one of them, so that's what I'm going to use!