Stuck On Loads Today. Its Assumed By The Pupil To Protect The Head 6,3

[TiffanySue]

its assumed by the pupil to protect the head 6,3
a fine hand, but not suitable for silver collection 11
they will adversely affect the blooming results 6,5
presumably the air hostess who is allocated to her plane is 3,2,6
What he produces goes to pot 3,7

[scorpiojo]

2 copperplate?

Any letters placed please?

[bibblebub]

1) school cap

[TiffanySue]

No letter placed at all. I can't even get a start.

[scorpiojo]

Which crossword is it?

[bibblebub]

4) put to flight ?

[elliemay1]

Do the first two answers place any letters in the others??

[TiffanySue]

Evening Herald in Dublin. Thank you Bibblebub :)

[TiffanySue]

Don't say so much describing the displaced person
9

[bibblebub]

3) garden pests ?

[bibblebub]

stateless

[scorpiojo]

Stateless

[TiffanySue]

Put to flight makes the 2nd letter p in 'A fine hand but not suitable for silver a collection 11

[elliemay1]

stateless

[bibblebub]

copperplate does look to be a good answer

[elliemay1]

If copperplate is correct then No.4 would begin with letter o, so could be 'out' or 'off'.

[scorpiojo]

Could it be off to something?

[elliemay1]

^off on flight??

[elliemay1]

^or 'out on flight'.

[TiffanySue]

Thanks everyone for your answers. I am very impressed with this site and how quickly people posted feedback. I love cryptic crosswords and will definitely refer back here when I'm stuck. Thanks again.