Well and truly stuck today!
More realistically hopeful, (7), u?????n, Extra with which cricket cannot be played, (2,4), ?? ?a?l, Mud still not completely removed, (4), ???t, Ruddy duck going back to waterway, (4), ?d?r, Has nearly surrounded long animal, (5), h?e??, Cardinal not appearing in request to shock, (5), ????l