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Thanks chrise, I think you're right on all of those.

24a. Most important backing in a live case
ABLATIVE

20d. On diary confirm date, at first not offering money
IN KIND

4d. West Coast city teams caught trailing present carrier
SANTA CRUZ

19d. Extra clerical vestment picked up
SURPLUS

Parses for the above please.

24 VITAL backwards in A BE (live)

20 ?

4 SANTA (present carrier), then sounds like CREWS (teams)

19 sounds like SURPLICE (worn by vicars)

Thanks again. Neve heard of surplice before, every day's a schoolday.

20 is INK IN (on diary confirm) + D(ate)
Def. is “not offering money”

Thanks jono

1a. Barrow very noisy, that's not got wheeled out
TUMULUS

18a. Curious revolutionary poet's last letters
NOSY

22d. Old leading lady as herself - in rubber?
ERASER

23a. Choking smoke beginning to burn Basil?
POTHERB

Parses for the above please.

1a. TUMUL(tuo)S

18a. (tenn)YSON reversed

Thanks again jono