Possible Clues:

• Darned spot, often
• Foot back
• Lean part of the anatomy
• He will be no good at being one's sole support
• Shortly, he will, we hear, become a horrible person
• 3's weak point
• He's bad and not one's sole support
• Real creep
• The male will, you say, stay close by
• This American will sound no good to be under 23 across