Further my bumbling efforts before here is the Quiz . The Initial letter of each answer form a seasonal message. Where I have an answer I will put in at the side.
1 A mans value (9) Ashleworth
2 Store fashion (8)
3 Thomas sing tonight - a part song? (9)
4 Roses, perhaps lead to tree (7)
5 Could be bright today at last (7)
6 A shire but otherwise (9)
7 Material afterthought (5)
8 Measure 6 pounds to the last ounce (7)
9 Oriental designers chosen the wrong end of
soup (4,11) East Quantoxhead
10 Masked seller in disguise (12 Skelmersdale
11 Cut in two before great schism (10)
12 A strange tincture has hours but lacks time (8) Inchture
13 Take an unknown off trophy and revise (9)
14 Not to return to rubbish place (7) Skipton
15 Tea at 6 Late start! (7) Charvil
16 Children very loud disappear, replaced by ten (8) Oxspring
17 Island revolutionary gets rest in trouble (10) Manchester
18 Eastern doctor perhaps? (6) Embsay
19 Takes car though normally gets train in (7) Scartho
20 Command a worker to take our things (8)
21 Dynasty actor by joan colllins(9) Immingham
22 Nothing you text against a high class girl should be reversed (9)
23 Note PM not first! (4,5)
24 Bridge partners in prison (6) Newick
25 Mars, say, 17 (13) Godmanchester
26 Brill! its going oddly ? (7) Bilston
27 Sadly gantry is destoyed (13) Ystradgynlais.
This is only half the quiz. I think the initial letters spell out AND ALL THE SHIPS COME SAILING BY. Any help greatly appreciated