glad I'm not the only one struggling - I'm stuck on so many I don't know what to ask for help with! but North East corner is blank at the moment - along with others finding it tough going...any assistance gratefully received...
NE corner
6a Mole (adrian mole) mo (modus operandi method of working) + le foreign the)
9a Lisbon (hidden in the clue)
11a ex gratia
15a looked in (kindle +oo anagram)