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16a looking like ICED but the misprint?

25a is (B) = pond, which is also a unit of measurement.

16a (d) had wasted = iced. Ice is slang for diamonds, and D stands for diamonds. So, double diamonds.

Misprints:
18a.(j)bust.
19d. lo(c)oker.
20d. le(g)s. So, 'giant' minus the first letter of 'go'.
21d. r(o)un. anagrind.
31d. definition is 'light'. Misprint is 'yea(r)s.

At least that's how I parsed them.

I've filled the grid except for 26d:

Leaving fast alarms Cliff and Mark (5) - ?C?RS.

Also what is the correct letter in 4d please? Thanks

Thanks nelson ... i am nearly there now!
but for 7d I have E?TA ... nothing seems to fit?
4d i have forage , can see age = get on but the f o r ?

I have the 1st 3 and last 2 words of the expression spelled out by the misprints but confusing the bit in between?

26d scars from scares ... leaving East ??
scar is a cliff and a mark ?

7d. Efta. Misprint is 'dec(a)ode.'

Thanks, bunty. I've got the correct letter for 4d now too. Which middle bits are eluding you?

the words of the message ... i have the 1st 3 words and the last 2 words but for the bit in between i have from misprints from 3d - 7d A?SSO
The A is possibly wrong but I thought sKint should be sAint ?