I'm sorry, Demeter, I missed your earlier question. 8 is ROQUELAURE. An interesting clue, and I felt sure for quite a while that the answer would be related to Roulette. But perhaps that was an avenue which didn't work out for the setter...
All done but can't see why 2 should be ICER. It's a wordy clue which doesn't seem to add up. The def in Chambers only mentions patisserie. Who's the croaker?
…….and croak = kill
Please will somebody tell me the length of the 2 words in path 4? Literally up against a brick wall here! All the rest finished Saturday evening and now 24 hours on one last clue.