6 dn) Politician gathers silver - that's just what he might do! (6)
M?G?I?. (Not 100% about the 'G' - see 10 ac below).
10 ac) Robot made from lots of metal (GOLD less the 'D') this writer backed (EM) (5). Is it GOLEM? If so , who/what is it? Some fictional robot presumably.