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2d Flame coloured gem, one of pearl, variegated one in cherry tree, concerning viewer? 4.4 ?s?e?p?l left
8 ?o?n???l right
4d Barrel i removed from maitre d' on strike, doing without board in trim smithy 5 4 left grid
17d Novel compiler having to get rid of the summer in
France 7 ?r?a??? left grid 7 ?e???t? right grid
13a Character from Italian seaport, chorister, begs union leader to enter reactionary congress 9
?a???t?n? left grid
Thanks for help

fire opal?

17d there's a Guardian crossword complier with same name as a novel .
4d a maitre d is basically a waiter.... and a smithy is a forge.
13a right. Pretty simple anagram - u and congress.
Hope all that helps.

13 left. BAR(B)ITONE