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Thank you, Malone. Agree, too, it's a poor clue. Thought Conchita clue was rather witty though.

16a I thought it wasn't a reference to the expression 'more or less', but to 'less is more'.

Meanwhile, I'm struggling on, while working through the answers here, then trying some more, then back to the answers here ...

&dn Timid rebel using fine force for bodyguard (9) d?a?i?e?t

Diffident - replace SS with FF in Dissident

Thanks Mamya