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Can anyone help - I've come to a bit of an impass with this!
9d - Usual courier reaches leader (8,6)
STANDARD _ _ _R_ _
(Just cant think what this 2nd word is!)

and 16d - Mild office worker cultivates a tree (9)
T_ _ _ _ _A_ _

many thanks

Standard Bearer ?

16d Temporal ?

or even Temporate

TEMPERATE temp + anag of 'atree'