1) Cease improving (4) _ _ A _
2) Imprison (4,2) _ E _ _ _ N
3) Killed oneself as a sacrifice (9) _ M _ _ _ I _ E _
4) _ _ time: never (2,2) _ T _ _
5) The best yet! (6) _ N _ _ _ D
6) Exercise one's franchise (4,1,4) _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _
7) Eradication or deletion (7) E _ _ _ A _ E
8) High temperature (5) _ _ _E _