The Times 29040

[TioMateo]

Struggling here :-

1)  Pop padding novel summary with many, many pages (5,4)

2)  100 years -- not half clever age (5)

3)  Dig European bubbly, cracking processed toxin (10)

4)  Northern Counties Division fans at new peak (9)

5)  Denigrate quality of feathers?  (9)  D???G?A?E

6)  Jim, is Eric or Dave garnering support in the church? (10)  
 ?I?E?I?O?D.  Why would it be LIVELIHOOD?

[Captain2]

4 Wapentake - anagram (fans,out) 'at new peak', old name for a shire

[Captain2]

5 Down-grade - Groan!!

[Captain2]

2 C(100) Y(ears) CLE(ver)

Cycle

[Lie-in King]

1 Cream soda - 'reams' (padding) 'coda' (summary)
2 Cycle - 'C (100) y(ears) cle(ver; not half)'
3 Excavation - 'E(uropean)' + 'cava' (in) anag 'toxin'
4 Wapentake - anag 'at new peak'
5 Down-grade
6 "ji M IS ERIC OR D ave..."

[Captain2]

6 (Ji)m, is Eric or D(ave) is garnering/hiding

[Captain2]

Flip! I was enjoying those, esp No5. 😁

[Lie-in King]

Sorry Cap'n 😧

[Captain2]

Was hoping you were having an evening (big) cat nap, LiK. 😄

[TioMateo]

Many thanks to all, especially L-iK.  A last one  :- Husband withdrawing from torment --  no time for such pain! (7)            E?R?C?E.  Why is it EARACHE?

[Captain2]

I'll leave it to LiK, then.

[scorpiojo]

Heartache minus h(usband) and t(imee)

[scorpiojo]

*t(ime)

[TioMateo]

Thank you scorpiojo.

[scorpiojo]

You are welcome