Telegraph Cryptic Connections Puzzle For This Week

[Matakari]

Good evening,
I'm stuck on 1, 2 and 3. Answers with parsing would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!

Cryptic Connections
In a Cryptic Connections puzzle, five cryptic crossword clues must be solved; their answers can be made from the list of letters given underneath. Once all the clues have been solved, some letters will be unused; these can be arranged to give a word or phrase that links the answers to the five clues.

1 Pitch from father? About time! (6)
2 Finally saving African rhino is wonderful (5)
3 Test American entering short series of tweets (5)
4 Not sparkling, yet (5)
5 Observer edited its news (7)

A A A A D D E E G I I I L L L N N N P R R R S S S S T T T T T T W

[Mamyalynne]

2 Grand

(savin)g + Rand (Rhino is money)

[Mamyalynne]

4 Still, double def

[elliemay1]

5 witness, anag

[Captain2]

1 Pat-T-er

[Mamyalynne]

3 Trial

A(merican) in Tril(l)

[bobbinwales]

presume you have the connection matakari. You can stand up and post off your entry

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, have you ever been a winner in this one?

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all! I had got 4 and 5. The connection
is clear. I've never been a winner in this one, NACW.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari - I am always happy to hear of ABers being winners, so was hoping you were in that club!

[dannyk13]

NAC I managed a win last week.

[Neveracrossword]

Danny, good to hear - and congratulations!

[dannyk13]

Thanks NAC, it would be nice if Matakari could win one now,