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2d, O!!, Imaginary creature coming in for criticism.
4d, A!!!t, African leader's 1965 declaration ? Time for inspection.
5d, H!!!I!a!e, Retreat from Moscow's beginning with what's left outside.
6a, !!s!!, Thunder keeping son very close.
6d, !!!!e!, Angel cake primarily eaten by its creator.
8d, !!!!y!!, Affluent Asian people look at diamonds
9a, T!!!L!!, Mo was in first place -- that's caused amusement.
10a, !!!!o!!, In wet weather two hundred ducks replacing one animal.
16a, !a!!, Workman's mitt.

2orc

4. Audit
5 Hermitae (Heritage, with the M from Moscow)
6 Bosom (Boom+s)

9 Tickled (Tick Led)
10 Raccoon

Orc

Audit

Hermitage

Bosom

Backer

Moneyed

Tickled

Raccoon

Hand

4 a udi t

5 Should have read Hermitage - sorry for the typo.
16 Hand - a workman and a mitt.

2. orc
4 audit? - udi?
6 backer
8 moneyed - mon for Asian people?
9 tickled
10 raccoon
16 hand?

Mon
mɔːn/
noun
noun: Mon; plural noun: Mon; plural noun: Mons
1.
a member of a people now inhabiting parts of SE Burma (Myanmar) and western Thailand but having their ancient capital at Pegu in the south of Burma.
2.
the language of the Mon, related to Khmer (Cambodian).

Thank you all for your help, I am very grateful.