The letters that I have got are: ?c?a?b?r - I know I have gone wrong somewhere - the answers I have got for the others are:
14 a Hid, found shelter = took cover?
25 a Parking device for a care = handbrake?
It looks as though it might be scramble then.
Without the crossword I can't see where the crossers are.
Would amber fit for the gemstone instead of pearl?