1: Now Elton heard California's big one (3)
3: Material for men-at-arms (9)
4: Fat?! According to talk, you is a pig! (5)
5: Inspects quantities of beer (5)
9: One who regrets following initial tendencies is increasingly sincere (5)
11: He wrote a bit of poetry! (3)
12: The end, you say? On the contrary! (3)