Pick me up magazine

[starrs]

1- Uninvolved in public affairs ?P???T???L
2- Smear with oil ?N???T
3- Short of money 5,3 ?A??? O??
4- Mid shoulders nape 6,2,3,4 ???U?? ?? ??? ????
5- Interpret incorrectly ?I?R???
6- Move petulantly ?L?U???
7- Servant's room to upper floors, ??????????
THanks

[Captain2]

1 Apolitical
5 Misread
6 Flounce

[Captain2]

2 Anoint

[Brenden]

4. Scruff of the neck
3. Badly off
6. Flounce
7. Backstairs

[ruby-o]

15a scruff of the neck 3d badly off 14dbackstairs 2d anoint 24a flounce

[bert_h]

2. ANOINT
3. BADLY OFF
4. SCRUFF OF THE NECK
5. MISREAD
6. FLOUNCE

[loz1963]

7)backstairs

[shaz619]

answer for 15 across scruff of the neck