"ALLONEDGE" IS THE Answer TO THE FOLLOWING CROSSWORDS

1. Nervous of not being entirely offside
2. That's entirely on the brink of being nervous
3. Nervous at not being in the least offside?
4. Jumpy enough to make one look sharp
5. Not to be too blunt, perhaps, uptight

OTHER CLUES

1. Brigs, e.g.
2. Band on the run?
3. Ambrosia accompaniment
4. Automotive pioneer ransom ___ olds
5. Author chekhov
6. Be part of the opening li
7. Agosto, for one
8. Purposely placed evidence