All the answers start with the same letter e.g. Polly Pocket and your help would be much appreciated.
1. He is on the ball and rarely stumped (7,8) 2. Time for grannies to kick over the traces (7,8) 3. Architect of a dome but not in London (6,4) 4. Alias Oscar (7,5) 5. An aerial perch (6,4) 6. A girl needed to come out to meet him (4,7) 7. Ficus provided the plus-fours in this version... (8,5) 8. Mulberries were an essential ingredient of this (9,8)
It's a huge quiz and there are more I can't answer but I'm hoping the answers to the above will shove my brain into a better gear!