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[vron]

Flawless defence, yet speedily broken (5, 7)
_ _ _ _ _/_ _ _R_ _ _ _

sound barrier

[vron]

He works at intervals (5,7)
_ _ _ _E/_H_ _ _E_

scene shifter

[Rusty pianist]

Induced to become religious  

is probably Led to believe.

[Latin pianist]

Point of a dowry is dot

[jim palmer]

No. 5 could be barrel if the given B is wrong.

That just leaves no. 4,  'capital way to supply chess men' ?

[Aeolienne]

No. 5 could be barrel if the given B is wrong.

That just leaves no. 4,  'capital way to supply chess men' ?

The B comes from my answer to A solo trumpeter cast out by the herd (5): BUGLE

 

ASSETS fits the letters for no.4, although I'm not sure what the chess connection is.

[Latin pianist]

I think it's as sets since you talk about chess sets.

[vron]

I thought assets too but wasn't sure about it other than a set of chessmen.

[Latin pianist]

It's a way to supply chessmen, as sets.

[jim palmer]

Solo trumpeter is ROGUE (an elephant) . Had to use wordplays.com for that!

[Aeolienne]

These are from the Abergavenny Chronicle's giant Christmas crossword:

 

Seasonal fellow (4)

N_ _ _

 

Method said to measure ingredients (5)

_E_ _ _

 

Goddess seen in the heavens (5)

VE_ _ _

 

You're in the theatre under it!

_N_ _E

 

Hiding out in the mountain at mass time (8)

M_ _N_ _ _T

 

Weep about the girl's fruit (6)

C_ _ _ _Y

 

What getting cross with a card may mean (4)

K_ _S

[vron]

Seasonal fellow (4) NOEL
Goddess seen in the heavens VENUS
Weep about the girl's fruit (6) CHERRY
What getting cross with a card may mean (4)KISS

[Rusty pianist]

Method said to measure ingredients - WEIGH

Hiding out in the mountain at mass time - MIDNIGHT

[elemimele]

You're in the theatre under it: KNIFE?