1. DRAKE, Sir Francis, from slice (E), idols (D), Ringo (R), fling (-), rides (RDE), Alice (AE), nicks (K), Clark (ARK), ingle (E), safer (AER)
6. GRAPE, vineyard, from vinyl (-), inapt (AP), Nepal (EPA), eying (EG), yield (E), agent (AGE), rival (RA), diary (AR)
Nice little puzzle!