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7 Across, In NW port, gangster's beginning to trade illicitly (7)
SORRY NO LETTERS

11 Across, Soldier's seen with old traveller in plant (8) ????R?K?

18 Down, Supporting relatives, son owns area in African city (8) K?N?????

Many thanks in advance

18d: Kinshasa = African city

kin- relatives
s- son
has - owns
a - area

11 Man Drake - mandrake

7. Bootleg, trade illicitly. Bootle/NW port+g(angster).

Re-visiting my last one which I couldn't parse and am doubtful about:
29A Discharges waste energy? What one like 17 does, I hear. (6) I have ?g?e?s. Sounds like egress but why. 17A is Yorick.
Any thoughts welcome.

Egests

sounds like what Yorik does - 'E Jests

Thanks, Chrisg. But I am still a bit puzzled about ejests sounding like egress.

the answer is Egests which as I have mentioned sounds like 'e jests referring to the fact that Yorick was a Jester. Egress has nothing to do with it, you have a letter wrong from one of your answers

Sorry, Chrisg but my E was wrong. I inadvertently put in priorities in the crossing down answer rather than prioritise. It'll teach me to be more careful!