2 Cryptic Clues - Looking For Explanation

[crosswordfan]

1..Broke into secret store,with criticism quietly forced to work(8,3,4)...S?R?P?E? F?R ?A?H
Looks like its STAPPED FOR CASH but...why?
2..Excellent little measures iv'e taken, being wary...D?F?N?I?E
Looks like its DEFENSIVE..buy...why?

[dannyk13]

Broke = strapped for cash- pp(quietly) & anagram of forced inside Stash(store)

[Toorak]

Stash - secret store
Rap - criticism
P - quietly
For c ed
St rap p ed for c ash

[Captain2]

Excellent = DEF
Little measures = ENs
I've = IVE

[dannyk13]

2.Def(excellent) + ens(little measures) + ive

[Captain2]

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/en

[scorpiojo]

Def (excellent) ens (printing measures) I've

[dannyk13]

Ignore my first post Toorak has it

[Lie-in King]

Strapped for cash (broke) - 'rap' (criticism) + 'p(iano)' (quietly) + anag 'forced' (all in) 'stash' (secret store)

Defensive - 'def' (slang, "excellent") + 'ens' (little measures; printing) + I've