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Really stuck on the last three- which I suspect means I have mistakes elsewhere!!! Any ideas gratefully received-

5d Home contest first on Wednesday coming up (2,4)
-- -I-W
1d Thorough investigation on Home Counties demo losing millions (8)
-E---R-E
19d Repeated strike criticised when leaders absent (8)
I-E-A-E-

5D in vie-w

1d Thorough investigation on Home Counties demo losing millions (8)

re-se-(m)arch

19d Repeated strike criticised when leaders absent (8)

(h)it(b)erated

Thanks- I was afraid that would be the answer. It means that 9a is wrong!
ordered fellow with old hat (8) I had 'dictated'.

Hurray! That fits without anything else being wrong!