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9a Taunt Frenchman about some living matter(7)
??e?g?d

21a All energy given to light(5)
e?e??

24a It's expansive swapping cards - and silly(7)
a?i???e

15d One led on by convoluted strategy for attack(8) ?o?????e

I think 21a could be 'every'. E = energy, VERY is a type of flare, and EVERY = all.

15d. BODYLINE. Anagram of i (one) and "led on by". It's acricket term - when the bowler deliberately bowls AT the batsman.

I think the one about SILLY is probably ASININE, but I don't know why.

9a is ENERGID. Frenchman = 'Rene', taunt = 'dig'.About gives energid which is 'a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it reacts'

Thanks Guys.
I had guessed these answers but couldn't see why, (I too think it must be Asinine,which ties in with 7d - Someone 24 wearing jacket(6) ???k?n. I have put Jerkin)
If Jerkin is correct then 9a begins with "e"

Thans Mike B.
If Asinine is correct can anyone explain to me please?
24a It's expansive swapping cards - and silly(7)
a?i?i?e

Total guess, but "expansive" could be ASIA, "swapping cards" being A (Ace) replaced by NINE.

Thanks Rogue Smiley,
It's a bit obscure but
I think you are probably right