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24a They're taken to avoid congestion when shopper gets diarrhoea (3,4) ??T ???S
27a Artist representing London mayor ("King and Emperor not allowed") with his short office accessory (5) ??S??
3/17d: Eye's exposé before "Yobs":Balls has Cameron's number --- personal stink (6,8) ?O?T?N
B?R?????
19d:Article by hack:"Pin the rap on somebody!" (7)
?S?????

Rat (as in person who shops- rats on someone) runs?

Boris without RI (Rex Imperator), short chain (of office) Bosch - artist?

Rotten Boroughs? (Eye column?)

a (article) + scribe (hack) = ascribe?

Yes, that's correct, ab, thank you!
Have 2 of the others now, too, but still stuck on 3/17 (the one with Balls & Cameron): it looks at first glance like something resembling "Bolton (or Cotton) Boroughs" if I'm not completely mistaken! I have no idea which (recent?) PE exposé is being referred to, as I never see it here (unfortunately)!

I see you've now solved the lot,ab --- but could you please parse "Rotten Boroughs" apart from tip about PE? Unf. we have had 2 ravenous guests here now for 16 days so my time is a bit brief for X-words!

Rot (balls)
+ ten (where Cameron lives)
+ BO (personal stink)
+ roughs (yobs.

Thank you , nikki! I don't quite get the "rot=balls" thing, but maybe that's because in a sense I've lost touch with England (how embarrassing)!

(One second later) OIC --- of course! Sorry to have bothered you again! And now for a meal!