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Completely stuck now after a good start!
21a Pulling faces, expert spies a precious stone (7)
24a People rank Churchill's first term for pluck: alternatively one could pick a Baldwin (12) Does the Baldwin refer to the apple or the man??
Cheers for help

21a Asteria

24a Appleknocker

Thank you Tony

Tony: Have I gone wrong?
Last one,1a: I have AB?RE for the 2 words corresponding to
"The accused not present back in prisoners' base"
I suspect I've overlooked a Latin exp. in Ch.!

Abs re....hidden & reversed

Thank you, Tony: just found it myself, of course! Have a good Sunday!

You too.

11 across. European capital risk,second hundred goes missing in Scottish district. Help please.

Parischan(C)e

thank you.