### Clue: Top story gets this clear and the rest get too old (7,8)
### Answer: BLANKET COVERAGE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Top story gets this 
 BLANK(clear;empty) + ETC(abbrev. for "et cetera";and the rest of a list of related items) **plus**(get) [OVER AGE](too old;above the age for whatever it is).