lovatts cryptic 221

[goldfish7]

he wants you to see right through his creations (8) o?t???a?

multitudes of lions circling, for example (7) ?e?i???

makes headway with upfront payments (8) ?????c?s

outbutst about the french servants supervising other staff (7) ?u?????

tell associate (6) ????t?

charming commercial starts off with the spanish bar being raised (8) ?????b?e

thanks in advance everyone

[york310]

optician

[gen2]

1. Optician

[york310]

tell associate - relate

[gen2]

2. Legions

[boxtops]

5th one - relate?

[york310]

advances

[gen2]

3. Advances

[gen2]

4. Butlers

[gen2]

6 Adorable

[york310]

do they give you further letters on the last one?

[york310]

no need !!

[gen2]

You dont need it York, mut the questioner might have told us it is a DOWN clue.

Commercial = Ad
Starts Off = O
then the rest is written upwards
El Bar