1... A little embroidery is for some ,initially, more than enough (7)...S???L??
2... Instrument musicians keep close , playing rag(4,5)...B?B? ??A??
3...Moor is empty without international project(3,2)...??E UP
4...Wrongly instructed to put thin cloud over everything(9)...??S?A????
5...One proverbially fiery bire keeps journalist down(7)...??D?E??