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Any help with the following clues would be appreciated. Thanks.
19 across- Cavalry horses work in form of roster(8)T??O????
9 down- Bat that has got runs,with Ames's name scrawled on it?(7)L?IS?R
16 down- Older Scots repress dissolute poems Catholic read in Church(8)???PES?E

19ac troopers

the horses - troopers. op - work - in anagram of roster

compesce - scots, to restrain

Thanks very much sallyw and AJT. Though it was troopers,but wasn't quite sure. :-))

Sorry about 9 down,incorrect no of letters. It should read L?IS??R

leisler

Missing one letter. 30a: Old gown when worn out has lady ripped? (5) I have MA_TO. I'm guessing MANTO but don't see why. There are also three very obvious answers with not-so-obvious wordplay (10a, 17a, and 21a, but I'll ruminate for a bit... Ah! Is it WOMAN TORN minus WORN? Or (more accurately) MANTO with WORN around it?

Apologies to the Punctuation Police (you know who you are); yes, I closed a parenthesis with a comma. Horrors!

Thanks a lot for your help Tony. :-))