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16d. Standard male taken from Ingres originally represented
ORIFLAMME

24a. Worker once, one holidaying in Cornwall
EMMET

Parses for the above please.

emmet /emˈit/ (archaic and dialect)
noun
1. An ant
2. In Cornwall, a tourist

Anagram MALE FROM I(ngres). It's the French standard flag, I think.

It is, Chris.

oriflamme /orˈi-flam/
noun
A small banner of red silk split into several points, carried on a gilt staff, the ancient royal standard of France

ORIGIN: Fr, from LL auriflamma, from L aurum gold, and flamma a flame

Thanks again. It annoys me when I don't notice the anagram clues! Cheers

7d. Insects full of energy, one holds, in part of Tertiary
OLIGOCENE

2d. Direction taken by winner at length
NORTH-NORTH-EAST

5d. Short odds on a horse displaying vivacity
SPARKLE

Parses for the above please.

7 ONE around LICE around GO (energy). A geological period

5 SP is odds (starting price) and ARKLE was a very successful racehorse from the past (named after a mountain in the north west of Scotland).

2d NNE (North North East) is hidden in wiNNEr, but it's not a good clue, if that's it.

Thanks, never heard of SP or ARKLE before. No wonder I was stuck.