Local Crossword "Animals In The Wild"

[Maxymax464]

1.Alkali metal without influence of old tele network (6)
2.A metal jointing process in disarray (5)
3.Terrace - alpha 7 included (5) (the first letter in the clue to answer 7 is i which may be relevant) Wondered about Okapi but other than possibly kop meaning terrace I can't parse it properly.
4.A sound way to achieve a smooth reverse in one of these (6)
5.Up against it? Only in France (5)
6.Sounds like a good hair day for a moggy (8)
7.Sounds like infuriation when confused bird is outside ( 8)
8.Question? A gas operated weapon without numbers(3). Think it could be gnu but other than it being an anagram of gun I can't really parse the question part of it.
Any help would be welcome

[fiction-factory]

8 YAK- Y + AK (47)

[fiction-factory]

1. possum?

[dannyk13]

3.Tiger - g(7th letter) inside tier(terrace)

[fiction-factory]

Potassium minus ITA I think

[mallyh]

6 platypus?

[Maxymax464]

Very good fiction factory! Thanks.

[Maxymax464]

I have got possum for another clue! "You help around in the afteroon" (6) I feel sure that is right and I am doubtful Possum would appear twice!

[emeritus]

2 zebra anagram of braze

[fiction-factory]

I'm not sure how POSSUM works for "You help around in the afternoon"- I can see PM but not the rest

[dannyk13]

FF anagram of sos (help) + u

[fiction-factory]

okay thanks danny. I see it now.

[Maxymax464]

SOS = help U = You

[Maxymax464]

Thanks guys! Very happy with Yak,Tiger and Zebra.Can't see Platypus though!

[mallyh]

plait puss?

[fiction-factory]

sounds like plait y +puss?

For 1, the Alkali metals are lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), caesium (Cs), and francium (Fr). Still can't improve on POSSUm but maybe others can see something

[Maxymax464]

Sorry I was looking at the other 8 letter clue for platypus. Happy with that now-thanks.

[JJ109]

7 Kangaroo
Rook around anger/anga

[Maxymax464]

Excellent jj109!

[Maxymax464]

So just Nos:- 1.4 & 5 to get now! Thanks so much for your help so far!

[mallyh]

could 1 be possum and the other one opossum