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15d. I???l????. Benefit received by local church for doing very little.
17a. Y????. Call pickled oyster bottle back.
18d. ??w????. Base condition, to have not so much clothing.
25a. F????. Bound over this criminal?.
27a. T?????r?r. Committee member's gait briefly more confident.

17 yodel backwards in the clue

Tread gait , surer = more confident = treasurer?

15 Indolence

18 Lawless

15 IN dole N ce

25 Fence

25 fence

Thankyou everyone very grateful.

Base condition, to have not so much clothing - LAWLESS - I can see 'LESS' (Not So Much), but how that leaves 'AWL' - how is that parsed?

Sincere apologies

LOWNESS


Less (clothing) Own (to have)