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Having difficulty fully parsing these clues:-
13 Down - "Right to get depressed in scrapes with leading astronomers". (STARGAZERS)
25 Across - "Tinker holding ale back for pirate".
(FREEBOOTER). That would appear to be "BEER"
reversed inside of "FOOTER" but I can find no reference of a tinker being referred to as a "FOOTER".
Also, I cannot see 19 Across, which is clued as:-
"Rabbit, noisily, just nibbled a bit on tuber".
For this I have 6 letters and -A-M-R towards it.

19a yammer - yam = tuber + mer(e) = a bit

footer can be a tinker or worthless person, sometimes spelled fouter

Thanks, Sudokulover. I had considered "YAMMER"
but couldn't fully parse it. The clues are a bit
stretched this week!

I think 13d. is:-

Leading = STAR + Scrapes = GRAZES with the R moved down (depressed), so GAZERS

I have to agree with you, Brendan, This is the
closest it's going to get - thanks!