Possible Clues:

• North or south, e.g
• Criminal trap con laid in one of four ways
• Gist of a talk about colorful birds?
• North, south, east or west
• North, east, west or south
• Quarter of red matter
• 'Does the high churchman indicate he may get encompassed? (8,5)'
• Objective supporting Churchman from the West, for example
• N,S,E or W
• Does 9 down, perhaps, indicate 16 down, for instance?