Indie Beelzebub 1293

[doctordolittle]

Tough one today.....

Oriental warehouse opening for auction after turning in Japanse art (7) N_H_NGA
Pale Aussie Cook not offfering Australian special (4) _RE_ is I guess GREY but any help figuring out why would be appreciated
Campus initially heading off boring kit for btrains (7) C_RE_R_ is I guess CERBRA but why?
New College blocking drink for the time being (5) _ _ NCE is surely NONCE??
Insect in trouble around elegant tree (7) _ _ _ANTO
Cymbal played very much with fervour (6) _ _ _ _SO
Old business club almost entirely rejected speechifying (7) ORA_O_ Y is surely ORATORY but why?
And finally:
See pincher all but turning into this? (9) _I_CH_E_E

Any help most appreciated

[Neveracrossword]

Oriental... Nihonga
Insect Ailanto, tree
Cymbal ... Zeloso

[Mamyalynne]

Cymbal played very much with fervour (6) Zeloso

[LGP]

Zeloso
big cheese

[Neveracrossword]

See pincher... Nipcheese (an anagram of most of 'see pinche(r)).

[LGP]

oratory

[kettledrum]

Last one - nipcheese - anag 'see pinche(r)'

[dannyk13]

oratory- o(old) + anagram of rotary(business club)

[doctordolittle]

I don't get BIG CHEESE, can you derive it from the clue for me?

[Neveracrossword]

Big Cheese is wrong - and it's two words. A Nipcheese is a miser, pincher.

[doctordolittle]

Filling in the letters, this still leaves:
Pale Aussie Cook not offering Australian special (4) _R_ Y
Campus initially heading off boring kit for btrains (7) C_RE_R_
New College blocking drink for the time being (5) _ONCE

[dannyk13]

Cerebra (brains)

[turast]

doctordoolittle
GREASY is an Oz word for an outback cook. Without A(ustralian) S(pecial) you get GREY (pale)
N(ew) ON C E with "ONE" meaning drink, as in "Just the..." NONCE = time being