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1) Earlier in time (6) _ O _ M _ R

2) The Muslim faith (5) _ _ L _ M

3) Caused persistent annoyance or resentment (7) _ _ N _ L _ D

4) Erases or scrapes (9) S _ R _ T _ H E S

5) Operatic Song (4) A R _ E ( I think it is ARIA but it is not matching)

1 FORMER

2 ISLAM

3 RANKLED

4 SCRATCHES

5 It does look like ARIA - maybe the answer that gives you the E needs looking at again?

Thanks Brendan for the help