4d, M?????l, Bellicose poet of ancient times.
5d, E?????w, Strange bore in river rising - it does so at surprising times.
7d, A???y, Simple refusal stops a bit of bother.
8d, K???d?r??, Team in trade adapted my way of stuffing goose etc.
9d, ???d?m???????m, To support ace intellectual i'm adopting singular orthodoxy.
16d, W???????g, On the way, down, holding up angry looking vagrant.
20a, ?????, Last five of nine - month term in French city.
19d, ??????t, To provide fresh cover for agent isn't common. 24d, ????c, Shrub from south porter originally removed from college grounds.