7.One animal outside another inside but needs direction initally to complete the clue (9)
9.Spot the lions lair in reverse order (7)
25.Half of end caught in the jaws of a tool (6)
By gum you're right Chrisg. Didn't spot that. I just thought mark = spot and lion's lair = den; in reverse order was crying out for Denmark. Thanks for the kind wishes, I wish you and yours a very healthy and happy New Year. Same to all the regular super-solvers on the site.