Hi, stuck again on a few....
1D - Poem: ______ . _______ (5,5)
_ _ _ N _ VERSE.
3D - Acute enough to be astute (5)
_ _ _ R _.
8A - Lead in the first twenty-nine more. (4)
_ _ _ E.
9A - Riddle me this: romp in need desperately to twig it (4, 6)
_ _ N _ . O _ E _ E _ .
all help appreciated,.