local paper cryptic

[charity-baker47]

Not doing well at all today with this one. Can somebody help please
Not far from being humid (6,5) -a---- ---s- (is close last word)
Excess weight? It's his danger(7) -l-----
Matter for thought (5) -r---
They fly or take a train (5) -a---
Art gallery for the blind (6) -o---e
A new paper to be published (6) -p---r
Willingly die (7) -e---t-
Sound cheerful while going round the short way (7) ---s-l-

[shaneystar2]

5 Louvre

[sandyRoe]

a new... appear
last one...whistle?

[shaneystar2]

6 Appear

[shaneystar2]

7 Testate

[sandyRoe]

1 pretty close?

[ejayjay]

Last 3
Appear
Testate
Whistle

[Mamyalynne]

Coming close

[charity-baker47]

Thank you all. I seem to have one wrong maybe.
It's high in theatrical circles (7) I put gallery. if pretty close is correct ( sounds good) the second letter is r

[sandyRoe]

Fairly close + gallery?

[charity-baker47]

thank you sandyRoe

[TheWinner]

4. Rails ?

[TheWinner]

3. Brain ?