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GENERALSClasses by extremely lugubrious commanders (8) REPRISALEarl rips pants in retaliatory act (8) AMBULANTMoving about in the morning, six-footer clutches bauble, oddly (8) OKSOWHAT"And your point is?" SAYONARAJapanese farewell EARLIESTSoonest SPITBALL"Ammunition" for a class clown HOWSLIFE"What's new with you?" CAVALIEROffhand EMIRATESWhat Sex Pistols were paid for 3 months in Holloway venue FAKETREEGreenery that doesn't need water DATELINEIt says where and when an article was written (8) GRIMACESMakes a face (8) WARFARINDrug no good when engaging in battle (8)