The end of all aspirations. 5,6 letters. -y--- --e-t-.
Stops a baby crying with sweetmeats , 5 letters r---s.
A self employed solicitor 6 letters --g-a-.
Self employed solicitor I now have b-g-a-. That is if the others are correct. The g came from signature, the clue was pen name?
The a cane from another. The clue was just a second on earth perhaps. I used earth and on as anagram.