Using only a series of single letters, as MT for EMPTY, can you "spell" out the answers to the clues below?

1. Shabby, run-down

2. Orange-like fruit

3. Television award

4. Dental problem

5. Host of an event

6. A clever, guarded foe

7. An impressive display or range of something

8. Condition of being quick, practical, and convenient - despite possibly being improper or immoral

Answers:

1. CD (seedy)

2. QT ( cutie)

3. ME (Emmy) 

4. DK (decay)

5. MC (emcee)

6. KGNME (cagey enemy)

7. RA (array)

8. XPDNC (expediency)