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Stuck to explain these.

22d Spiritual trip experienced on joints primarily (4) ?a?j
hajj? Is it ha(d) + jj (joint x 2)

25a Boring parts can haunt glorious poet (4,6) j?h?/d?y?e?
Looks like John Dryden but can't parse.

Also if someone can help parse
7a My stripped-down play worried United (9) c?r?o?a?e
Looks like corporate no idea why!

21d Perhaps Smash Hits magazine's last report? (5) n?i?e
Looks like noise?

Ps thanks to all contributors to this forum it is hugely valuable for budding solvers like myself when you parse for everyone.

7,
My is Cor!
Stripped down play is (s)por(t)
worried is ate.
Cor por ate.

22,
Experienced is Had
Joints primarily, is the letter "j".
Hadj.

No Is (number ones) smash hits + e (magazine's last - noise - report?
Had - eperienced +j - hadj?
Dry - boring- John - can - haunt den ?

21,
Smash hits are Number 1's.
Nois
MagazinE's last is the letter "e"
Noise is report.

Thank you very much!