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24a. Sinks or swims. (4)
?i?n

Dips ? means both

Thanks Mamya, it helps if I am more careful with my anagrams!
I had counterpoints instead of counterpoises, hence the n instead of the s.

easily done, glad you are sorted.

Good evening,
Stuck on the last few.
8d. Tentative attempts from States following evacuation of envoys.
E?S???
14a. Challenge is to make a God heartless.
?E??
Thinking "test" using Eros but can't figure the double t. And ...
17d. The main source of minerals?
S?A?
If the answer is seas, I'm being thrown by the plural.

Cheers

8. essays. E[nvoy]S. says.

14 defy
deify minus i

defy (deity)

main is another word for the sea

sea M?