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Last two.There are very few words that fit but I can't see the connection
29 ac Name recurring in book with three of the five in teens (novel (6) ? E N ? E T
31 ac Stranger old chum not quite getting heard (6)
? R A ? N E

29 Bennet - name. It's B for book and NN (name, recurring) and eet from 'teens', three of the five letters).

... forgot to say, I think it's Bennet from one of Jane Austen's books .

31 I think your 'a' is wrong - Freene, old word for friend, 'chum'.

Thanks malone
20d Unfortunate tear in fabric (6) R ? T I N ?
I had retina for the answer.My Chambers doesn't have the word Freene but could it possibly be spelled as Freene/Fraene

20 Ratine - anagram of 'tear in'. It's a fabric, cloth.

Sorry, 31 was Frenne - in Chambers!

1 ac Tick given to a smart person such as Ruth (7) mo????e

moabite

mo = tick as in wait a tick
a
bite = smart as in ouch that smarts

Thanks kilgore

Thanks again malone I guess I need new specs