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Have to admit several of my answers this week have come courtesy of the incredibly clever people on this site. These however are driving me mad.
44d spades placed beneath fire escape (3-4)
L?T-?F?S
31d Chloe's boyfriend and his power to corrupt(7) ??P?N?S
I shall probably need an explanation please!

let offs
Struggling with wordplay though, unless fire is let-off

DAPHNIS - and his p

Ouch, what kind of word is let-offs???
Thank you both, should have got Daphnis.
Will be back for more help later I expect.

... and here I am.
4 left in bottom right corner.
50a Bar ignored by a person having more chocolate.(7) B???N?? 51d Some sloop hired in place of cargo-bearing vessel(5) ??H?R

50 B(a)rowner

51d OPHIR (hidden in clue)

Thank you both. Can safely say I would not have got either of those.

As a result I have put tottery in 58a Like summer, as it were, that's unfit for steady walks. Cannot see the summer reference if this is correct. Can you please excplain?

Summer as in totter, as in add up/totting up.

Tot = add = sum, so a totter is a summer