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Struggling today.

Any ideas on the following:-

22a(9) 'Passionate film about 75% backhander covering football's ultimate deception'
I've got e-u-----t and am thinking either ebullient or exuberant, but don't know which.

25a (3,5) 'British captain essentially admitted to blundering beside declining seas'. I've got -b- ----s

12a (9) 'Girth spread amid fish course between hot options'. I've got ------o-e

2d (6) 'Consider accepting comedian's filthy material'.

Grateful for any help.

25a) ebb tides

Tightrope anag. of girth in tope(dogfish)

The first one is EBULLIENT

The film is ET covering 75% of a BUNg covering football's last (L) and deception (LIE)

Thanks to you both. I think I've got 2d - sewage.

Thanks for that, Brackendale. Well worked out. Of course I see it now!!

Ebullient
ET around L(last letter in football)LIE(deception) in BUN (75