Clue-rain, this!

Hi there,

As Chennai witnessed some untimely rains in March, I had to search & dust my rain gear. I dedicate this post to the heavenly waters that have helped bring down the Hg levels. Before I present this week's clues, the solutions of the previous post.

1. M.N.Usha is piping hot! (6) - Ushnam
2. An akal, in disguise, can fetch an illusive oasis (6) - Kaanal
3. The perpetual companion, as long as the sun lasts - (6) - Nizhal
4. Evil joins a basic query to yield the toast of this season - (5) - Veyil
5. United Kingdom heads Aid for the season's shelter-on-the-go - (5) - Kudai
6. Our autorickshaw drivers' lingo for tampering their meters; reminds this season - (5)- Soodu
7. URL-Mandakashi; it is the native air conditioner (5, 8) - Kulir Saadhanam
8. Time to long for this month - Gaza Rhim, in mayhem (8) - Margazhi
9. Get morphed Opal Kamp, if you dare to go bare foot (8) - Koppalam

Now, time for some truly wet clues.
1. An ephemeral umbrella; Alka N.A unfolds it (6)
2. Root Lah chewed a precursor to a downpour! (7)
3. "Nan avan ilai" - Chopped and trimmed somehow, to get the colorful spectrum (8)
4. V.M.Durai, U & I - a heavy downpour can lead to this declaration - especially by schools (9)
5. Jaggery or deluge? Both (6)
6. The famous "Sound and light" show of the terrestrial beings - A prelude to a downpour! (3, 6)
7. Uva ran in haste, for rain-god's sake (6)
8. Hit saga gets entangled in wet mud (7)
9. This raga is meant to bring rains (7, 8)

Luv,

Vijay