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Brendan, you're correct. I'm not sure if nylons are still in fashion, but the only term I ever saw in the US is "run", which used to be common. Although ISTR seeing "ladder" in crosswords before.

I had to check the spelling of the first word in 12d. I suppose it is OK.

Same here Edc, I always assumed it contained that E you're no doubt referring to, but Chambers gives both spellings.

Same here. I would always spell it with an E, it looks odd without it somehow.

I spy a horizontal rhyming pair!

Re 12D: When I first started out as a sub-editor, the magazine's typesetter (who knew more about this sort of thing than anyone I've ever met before or since) insisted on dropping the middle 'e' in this and all legal contexts. 35 years on, many lawyers don't even bother to follow the rule any more, but good to see that Everyman's still a stickler!
COD 10A - lovely!

Sorry phil, I nearly gave up after solving 10a - I thought it was an awful clue!

Thanks Geeker for sorting out the second word of 20a , which I had wrong. Lovely clue.

Geeker, the last word of 2d is a common British term still in use , far more than the American term.

Jono, historically, no “e” represented a legal context rather than a moral or social application. These days they seem to be interchangeable.