Possible Clues:

• Murder in the Spanish Main - it worried expedition's leader
• Waste
• Cancel opening event for being about a minute overdue
• Wipe out bird in select group
• Knock out of contention
• One mile back in had a meal
• Put an end to staying in hotel — I'm in a tent
• Dispense with cream that covers Mina
• Take out a timeline for correction
• Get rid of priest, worried about mind finally failing