Wee Stinker.

[Moil]

Falling pitch(8)?a????e.
Nail for rag (5)?l???.
Hammered the sides in 22(6)???t?n. 9 The answer to 22 is Lima )

[Toorak]

2 cloth

[Toorak]

3 beaten - t(h)e inside bean (Lima)

[douglas9401]

Clout

[Toorak]

1 cascade?

[douglas9401]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clout_(nail)

(archaic) A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

[Toorak]

You’ve nailed it Douglas :-)

[douglas9401]

Hammer time! :-P

[bhg481]

Wasn't there an expression "Don't cast a clout till May is out"? ie, don't stop wearing your winter clothes until June. I remember my grandma saying it back in the 1950s.

[Toorak]

Yes, though it has also been suggested that ‘May is out’ refers to hawthorn blooming