Can you decipher the clues below?

PH 1  NE 2 RK
I 5 TOLD YOU ONCE ........
BEAUTOU 7 ING
TIME O4 LIVES
FR8 CAR
FEMI 9
43 NTRY ATTEMPT

Answers:

The clues make sense if you spell out the numbers:

phONE  neTWOrk 
iF IVE told you once
beauteouS EVENing 
time oF OUR lives
frEIGHT car
femiNINE
FOUR THRE-Entry attempt (fourth re-entry)

Credit: NY Times Crossword
Peter Gordon
COUNTER INTELLIGENCE