Synthetic rubber (8 letters)

Wear down (4 letters)

Gave the go-ahead (3 letters)

Clumsy boat (3 letters)

Stationer's item (6 letters)

Launching ___ (3 letters)

Jeune fille (4 letters)

Stinging (5 letters)

Bitter (5 letters)

Hitchcock nail-biter with "The" (5 letters)

Fired clay (4 letters)