2d, P???o, Soft article under current in river.
3d, G???I?e??, Piety from Democrat on policy stopping chitchat.
4d,T???u?, Speech getting stick, with length cut, following fashion.
5a, S?????n?, Ecstatic about bit of money that's settled matter.
6d, ????s???, Taunting upset father in disreputable bar.
7d, ????e, Cut second link.
12a, S?e?l?, Down valley, dropping a load .
15a, N?????t?, Direct barrier faced by tsar in revolution.