2d,....deceptive ,maybe but ever so pleasant. (6)?a?c?y
15a,having a penchant for a prepositon (4)i?t?
21a, Will he give you the story ,if rhetorically-asked only ?(4)r?r?
\thanks andy c and malone
Les 40 ,,the second r comes from ,clue ;One who does nothing to solve riddle initially drawn out .(5)i?l??
I had answered idler ,but maybe its idled, idles,???