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Seconds from a knockout, time running out for disorientated featherweight?

WEIGH(T) FEATHER disorientated = COUNT DOWN

Check feathers before take-off (9)

(Another boxing one..)

Initially copped beating, wound not enough to get time on the canvass (9)

Score has dropped, will take off shortly (9)

Jono - thanks for your comments re Sue on the Peer Review.
Can certainly get you a copy of our Magpie submission ( in collaboration with Check). What is the best method of swapping details? Would we go via Norah?

Poll depressed prior to launch (9)

@SS; So sorry to hear about what happened to Sue. I wish her a speedy and full recovery. At leaset one silver lining - I can see that her/your creativity has been unaffected. All the best, Paul

Hardly the greatest title, Goosefeathers Overture (9)

SS@15, yes, I’ll send an email to Norah and ask her to forward it to you copying me, then you can email me back.

I’ve wondered before about subscribing to the Magpie, perhaps I might this year. A curious tie-in to our current challenge is that Mark Goodliffe (one of the editorial team) very recently appeared on Countdown!

Consider drink as one might on New Year’s Eve! (5,4)

count/consider … yourself lucky
down/drink

Note the change of enumeration, I hope that’s ok