1) Lays waste (9) _ E _ O _ A _ E _
2) Detailed, ornate or complex (9) _ _ A _ O _ _ T _
3) Worries or ponders rather resentfully (6) _ _ _ O _ _
4) Bets (6) _ _ A _ E _
5) White Cheese (4) _ E _ _ ( I think its FETA)
6) Hard drive technology in short (4) T _ T _
7) Grand master's rating (3) _ _ _