Last 4 clues to this puzzle by MUDD
1a Wee, wee bird swallowed(6) ????t? Minute but why/how?
9a Poor throw, catching left-field (6) ????d?
1d Pale character's message (8) ????c?r?
2d Cuckoo wept once, finding very little bread (8) ????e?c? anagram of wept once perhaps?