Possible Clues:

• Murder in the Spanish Main -- it involved Drake, ultimately
• Take out bird wearing best
• Ditch bird smothered in cream
• Friend ringing home after priest is put out
• Get rid of priest and friend outside home
• In wrapping of parcel I'm in a temper, getting stamp out
• Leave out priest adaptable team should welcome in
• Abolish European restriction confining sodium intake at last
• Weed out
• Broken tile I mean to get rid of