Local Paper Cryptic Crossword

[charity-baker47]

Here I am back. Help please
Crook follower(5) s-e--
Disaster less than Christians suffer(6) -r--i-
Covered thickly in sponge(5) c----
Craftier than oil spill(7) --i---r
Indicators of fast swimmer(7) --e---s

[WyeDyed]

1 sheep

[MASS1961]

sheep
slicker

[cathfromsaron]

crisis
coral?

[WyeDyed]

5 speedos

[WyeDyed]

4 slicker

[shooty]

caked

[charity-baker47]

Thank you all so much

[WyeDyed]

Sorry Mass, didn't see yours there.

Any more letters for 3 yet?

[shooty]

: )

[WyeDyed]

Ahh! well done shooty :0)

[shooty]

It came to me while is was applying my make-up ; )

[MASS1961]

Ok Wyedeyed
Check out crisis for 3 ?? by cathsfromsaron

[MASS1961]

I'm not paying attention?? lol

[cathfromsaron]

why? its read from the word christians?

[MASS1961]

cath re my previous post . I'm confusing everyone including myself !

[shooty]

lol : )

[bibblebub]

take (i.e. less) the letters of 'than' from the letters of 'christians' and make an anagram (=suffer)

[bibblebub]

(in fact, the letters are already in the right order for 'crisis')

[cathfromsaron]

forgiven! haven't had many today! lol! x

[shooty]

PHEW!! A crisis has been avoided : )