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Drop a trail of blood? (7) = DESCENT. I get drop = Descent, and trail =SCENT, but why does blood =DE?
Little monkey's spotted leaving river (3) = IMP. How does IMP(URE) = spotted?
Choose cape shunned by African Christian (3). OPT. If Coptic = African Christian, How does CIC = Cape?
Kind of dash astride horse in St Albans or Telford? (6). EPONYM. I get the parsing of EM around PONY, but why St Albans & Telford?
Account showing pork pie manufacturer's invoice fairly settled, avoiding fine (5,4). BILLY LIAR. I get the parsing completely, but why/how does BILLY LIAR = Account?
Light yarn binding closeto door fixture (8,5). I get the parsing, but have never met the phrase FRICTION MATCH. It's not in Chambers, but presumably means the same as a NEEDLE MATCH?
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