Saga Cryptic Challenge

[margarettom]

1a. Eminence demonstrating dolce far niente? ( - - - - - / -o - - )
9a. No can do? ( - - - - l- / p - - - - )

[Lie-in King]

1a Grace note - (Eminence; Grace) - non-essential note; 'dolce far niente'; "sweet doing nothing" (?)

[dannyk13]

9a.Bottle party

[Lie-in King]

9a Bottle party

[margarettom]

With ' bottle party' I have now got more letters for 1a.
( s - - - r / - o - - )

[scorpiojo]

How does 9a help with 1a?

[margarettom]

It helped me get two down clues which face me the letters.
The S came from 1d which was ' unit of light yet almost black' which is stilb and the R came from 3d which was ' held in both hands, fed animal' which I am pretty sure is ratel.

[scorpiojo]

Sugar coat??

[dannyk13]

Thinking sugar/?o?? but can't parse anything

[fiction-factory]

sugar loaf hill is an 'eminence' near Lake Erie
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=orYBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&;dq=sugar+loaf+eminence&source=bl&ots=KdU6HJWLk1&sig=UboXf85tu6xZnz4vU1mKHqxHiFk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBGoVChMIis6G4uT7xwIVAjkaCh05DAyK#v=onepage&;q=sugar%20loaf%20eminence&f=false

[dannyk13]

Sugar Bowl?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Bowl_Ski_Resort

[margarettom]

If you clever people can get 2d then we can fix the 'G' in sugar.
2d. Spooner's Sunday clothes wouldn't normally be seen in pub
( - - e - t / - - - - ) first letter possibly 'g'

[fiction-factory]

One meaning of an eminence is "a piece of rising ground"

[1581960]

Sugar Loaf
http://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eminence

[fiction-factory]

doce far niente means 'pleasantly doing nothing'- that may explain the loaf

[dannyk13]

Guest beer? (spoonerism best gear)

[margarettom]

Thanks for sugar loaf. I wrote my bit before I saw it, so thanks everyone for your help. You can still have a go at 2d though. Thanks in advance

[fiction-factory]

Good one dannyk-13- I'd given up on that one

[dannyk13]

2d.Above ^^^^^

[margarettom]

You're too quick foe me!!!