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1d. You must surrender love to first person that's precious (6) s?l?e?
25a. Fine food shop with cold bit (8).
No letters - delicate?
27a. Swimmer's tight clothing degraded in the middle (8)
No letters for this one either
13d. Expel soldiers, beginning of tough behaviour (10) ?e?o?e????

1d silver for solver (i for o)

Yes, delicate: def. fine, shop deli, c=cold, ate=bit

Deport Men +T = deportment?

13d deportment: deport-men-t

27a stingray: stingy enclosing ra(g), I think

Thanks guys - now finished. I had a wrong answer which threw out the bottom corner ( I had ceutrons for ancient civilisation's article on truces deciphered instead of etruscan - which gave deportment and the rest followed) Thought of silver for 1 down but didn't see wwhy so thanks again