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JUST TWO TO GO AND IM STUCK:
15A FRENCH CAR REVERSES AND ALMOST STOPS SQUEKING O?L??? (I CAN ONLY THINK OF OILING BUT CANT SEE WHY), ALSO
16D EG MORPHINE OR QUININE HELP TO KEEP ALL OK AFTER SURGERY

Clio backwards and an, most of and. Oilcan.
alkaloid. aid with anagram of all ok.

many thanks, Phillip

I am so glad I read this post. I had 'antalgic' instead of 'alkaloid'. I take it 19a is 'unlock'.

Cryptic Virgin: Unhook, I think, rather than Unlock

You are thinking of hooker mrs Tree. But there isn't a forward called hook, there is one (two in fact) called lock. used to be called second row. so unlock it is.

Crouch, touch, pause....ENGAGE!