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and #1 (I think)

I think (hope) I have all of them now !

Congrats, jazzy - I've just had another look and am still stuck on the two I had quite quickly.
Glad that your computer problem was so easily solved, jolan.

No congrats Chris as they might all be wrong !
I dare not give you hints or I shall be in trouble :(

no probs - i have a bit of cooking to do - when the cat gets off my lap!

Hi jolan, glad all is well techie wise. Thanks as always for your time and effort, much appreciated.

@ aristo, I only use my phone and I have no problem getting access but once on (this site only) I have problems navigating, regular freezing before being dumped and extremely regular non-ability for the "add post" button to do what it is supposed to before surprise, surprise being dumped; hence my "late" posting response; after 3 attempts!

Here's my effort:

1) shebeen
2) ego trip
3) moustache
4) boysenberry (not fully parsed though)
5) walls have ears

My offerings are:

1. DAMOSEL ? (old maid) called(sounds like) a Damn Moselle (big alcoholic drink)

2. EGO-TRIP (it inflates one's good opinion of onself) say= eg + nothing = o + initially tasteless = t + criticise = rip

3. MUSTACHE (US spelling )has to be painful = must ache; (Walrus is a type of moustache)

4. BOYSENBERRY ? (fruit) children = boys + (with sin ending) = (vic)e + prison = n(ew) berry (Newberry is a prison) This one is a guess !

5. WALLS HAVE EARS ( someone may be listening) Dons = wears; conceal (contain) the whole = all + crop = shave
Thanks as always Jolan

Thanks for these, Jolan. Challenging and enjoyable as always.
Here is my tentative stab at them. (very tentative in the case of number one)
1. Old maid called for a big alcoholic drink (7) – Very dubious- KOUMISS?? (“Called for” Coo, Miss (old maid) gives koumiss- alcoholic drink of fermented mare’s milk?)

2. Say nothing (initially tasteless) to criticise severely, it inflates one's good opinion of oneself. (3-4)-EGO TRIP? (Eg – say + o- nothing, with t (first letter of tasteless) and rip- criticise – ego trip- inflates one's good opinion of oneself)

3. Has to be painful for a US type of walrus?- MUSTACHE? (8) ( US spelling of Moustache – type of walrus, also “must ache”- has to be painful)

4. Fruit of children with sin ending up in prison (11)- CHOKECHERRY? (Prison – chokey with ch- children and err- sin inside gives “choke ch err y” – a fruit)

5. Dons conceal the whole crop as someone may be listening (5,4,4)- WALLS HAVE EARS? (Dons- wears, with “all” - the whole and “shave” – crop, gives “ w all shave ears” – someone may be listening)
Thanks again,
AB