Possible Clues:

• Worm catcher, in a saying
• Morning Star journalist covers mobile library
• Avian hunter likes to get a headstart
• Premature attempt to acquire recipe for cheaper menu option
• First to arrive, say, or a hint to each starred answer's first few letters
• Like a noble flier, one with time to spare?
• Worm getter
• Archaeopteryx maybe was one that caught nematodes?
• One up with the lark?
• Almost out of new porridge, one will surely get the breakfast