hello again.
Have been pretty good just lately but today completely stuck.
1A Menial sort trails person with ultimate in authority (8)
9A Drowsy eccentric comes around start of afternoon (8)
13A One at the bottom of a tree? (10)
15A Short drinknwith tense male, struggle or key step in achieving something (4,3,6)
23A Name in commerce by back of ship is stupid type (10)
31A Discord from made-up story? About right (8)
8D Assistants with European prince beset by taxes (8)
thank you all