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I set crossies just for pleasure. I wonder if some of you excellent regulars would like to try a few of my clues? Since they're new, no letters!

1. Except when on guard, may be located at board meetings (4-3) {a ‘down’ clue}
2. Inflated penny dreadful? (8,7)
3. Bully with smooth tuft of turned up hair (4,4)
4. Side order of leek proven to be free from pork (6)
5. Evergreen exclamation of approval also associated with evangelical religious leaders (8)

4 seems to be eleven

4. eleven

Is the last one oleander perhaps?

5 OLE + AND + E + R = OLEANDER

3 might just be cow's lick

Thanks Mark, Chrisg and Mandala. Yep, ELEVEN = side. anag(order of) "leek proven" -(free from) "PORK"

Mandala's explained OLEANDER in detail.
Do you "get" COW'S LICK, Mark?

Yes I get it :)

I'm afraid that no.2 is a "pure cryptic" and one would really have to have some letters first. Many apologies. It's not quite fair and I should not have included it this week. I'm using Chambers
?H????N? ?HO????

shilling shocker?