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Of course I see it now. (ignore my last post re the drink, although in another sense it would be).
Going nuts.....

Homonyms!

I haven't had the time to look at this that I had hoped for - just a quick hint on #5. It's an unusual sense of "pop".

(Anthony Newley, say no more......)

Here's my go this week:

1) bigwig
2) Days of Awe
3) man jack
4) ? (can't work it out)
5) chock-a-block

Hi again Jolan. I'm going with-

1) BIGWIG - Somebody....BIG (enormous) WIG (shock/hair)

2) DAYS OF AWE - High Holidays.. SOFA (for lounging) in anag (version) A DEWY

3) MAN JACK - Single ....MAN (individual) JACK (lift)
Man & Jack are fellows

4) GET SOMEONE'S GOAT - Bug ....GETS (obtains) OM
(order) E (first expand) ONES ( individual numbers)
GO AT (attack vigorously)

5) CHOCK- A - BLOCK - Packed... HOCK (pop) into CAB
(PSV) with LOCK (bolt)

Only two to offer (again)

1. Bigwig (a somebody)

5. Chock-a-block (packed)
(pop = hock, bolt=lock, PSV =cab)

Having a bad brain day again, but
Good fun. Thanks jolan x

1- BIGWIG (self-evident)
2- DAYS OF AWE sofa in version of "a dewy"
3- ONE SPOT? one "lifting up" other number ones (TOPS)?
4- GET SOMEONE'S GOAT GETS OM E ONES GO AT
5- CHOCK-A-BLOCK hock in cab, lock

Ah. Should have known it would be a Britishism. Mine works too! :)

Lovely clues, jolan - thanks again. I'm sorry that I didn't have more time to look at them today (I did consider BARNET for #1, but yours is very much better!)

Chock-a-block is originally a sailing expression. It means that the sail has been hoisted (by the halyard) so that it reaches the top pulley or "block".