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Cannot do top left-hand corner(usually it's the bottom-right).
What is 1ac,'Foreign coins old actor stashed away in empty coffers'(7), C-----S?

Why is 2dn,'Small vehicle son sits in for rallies',(5,2) --C-- --, 'Bucks Up'?

Why is 3dn,'Boat mostly easy to handle within a group of islands, passing cape'(9), --T---R-N, 'Catamaran'?

Picks up

Catamaran
mostly easy to handle = Tam(e)
within A group of Islands = A + Aran Islands
passing cape = C

C+a[tam]ARAN

Copecks

Old actor = (Gregory) Peck

Stashed in (contained in) empty co(ffer)s = cos

Co(Peck)s - Russian old coins (100 make a (Rouble)

Many thanks. I would not have worked out catamaran, just put it in and hoped for the best. The only one I have not done now is 7dn,'Father's bound for uncle's place',(3,4),P-P -H-P. Pop Shop, of course, but where does uncle come in?

pop shop = pawn shop nickname Uncle