Please can anyone help with the answers to the following which all contain a colour:
She's very clever 1,4,8
It was very small and had two pieces 6,5,3,6
Term first used by a journalist in The Crimea 3,4,3,4
The power behind the throne in France 8,5
The water of a river inspired this colour 3-2-3
Florid parts in an undistinguished literary work 6,7
Place of refuge from harsh realities 5,6