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Thank you both. Well on my way today!

Great!

Struggling a bit.

Can someone please help with

7, 12 and 25a

2, 9 and 40d

Thanks a lot

I finished this and I'd love to help - but you haven't given any clues!

Apologies Malone silly of me.

7 gripped Kindle hardly recalled removing covers(5)

12 act strikingly in sight mostly- expression of personality (6)

25 cigar not good as exemplary material for students (6)

2d charity events not apparently producing lots of changes (5)

9 one then two articles about fashionable violet (8)

40 something like Bronze ring set in marble (4)

7 The entered answer is thematic and I've no longer got my notes - sorry!

12 Egoity
25 Realia, examples for students. (Regalia was the cigar - remove the 'g'/ 'not good')
2 D Peals - lots of changes (Appeals = charity events, remove the 'ap')
9 Ianthine

40 - Thematic. The answer to the clue has 5 letters.

... I've had another look at 7 - the original answer is IN the clue.

Thanks v much Malone

7a is SOLID, linking with 45a SOLID FLESH (anag HELD FOSSIL)