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After all the tough ones, I'm stuck with 2!
24 down. I have R-N
25 across. I have -I-I

Any help appreciated.

The clues would help.

Good afternoon, Yasser.
24d. -Transatlanic stand: in the UK, you stand for election, and across the Atlantic, you r,n.
25. ac. Cook's petrel - take the word "it", reversed twice.
Hoping this helps!
Al Issner

16A Parsimoniously (6) n?a?i?

Good afternoon, Claudie.
If your second-last letter is "i", you've got something wrong - it's "l" - whole answer is synonym for "almost".
Hoping this helps!
Al Issner

Thanks for that, had stripe for cut ribbon.oops

Stuck with
17a Hot water for shave (---a-e)
13d Fancy! Like Routemaster?
19a Stem shaking petals (staple? but can't see why)
Help, please!

Okay, Claudie.
If you haven't got "cut ribbon" yet, it's a cut of meat/expensive steak, as well as an old-fashioned word for a ribbon.
Al Issner

Good afternoon, Aquarius.
If you get into hot water, you get into a "...a.e"; also if one shaves, one does this to one's face.
Fancy, like Routemaster - the bus is equipped with two ....s, so it is ....ed.
Staple, as you worked out, is an anagram of petals - it's also a Scottish version of stopple, which is a pipe stem.
Hoping this helps!
Al Issner

Hello Al Issner
Thank you: you could probably hear my sigh of relief across Scotland!
Time for a wee celebratory brandy now, I think!
Aquarius