Back, at last!

Know itz been quite a while now; anyways, am glad to be back.

Thanks to popular demand (how I wish there truly is such a compelling reason!)...

First, our ritual of cracking the previous post's clues..

To Cricket, with love!

1. The maid Ana.M employed directly for a stadium (8) - Maidanam

2. At any Nataka deftly repacked for the gamechanger (11) - Attanayagan

3. Suez without a point in endless hall renders the spin (6) - Suzhal

4. Lakshman drew one then; now, cross this at the risk of being stumped out (5) - Rekha

5. Thanks to Ravi-Anna in disguise; composer used it to make these clues (8) - Varnanai


Now, a mixed bag of clues: (a mixed bag actually denotes the setter is clueless to think of any common, binding theme for this post...:)

1. Gajendra moksham underscores this state; get it Sarah, angadi in remix (11)

2. Our North Indian map gets twisted for the full moon; in this part of the world (8)

3. Varam tha! Juxtapose for some botanical matter (8)

4. The pan Diya notoriously filtered to form a clan of rulers (8)

5. Yarn Aman spun fetches a Shiva's principal devotee (8)

6. The Guru - in colloquial terms (8)

7. Gap Air India nun filled brings out a smile (8)

8. Have tried best for some success! (5)

Happy cracking!

Regards
Vijay