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A key clue is 12,20. Having solved the others that refer to it, I have the solution, but no idea of the parsing. Any suggestions?

Island insane, might some say? A holiday destination (6,7)

Morning Chris - think of a body of water flowing through Paris

Thanks Chris

Last two - again I have solutions, but no or partial parsing. Any hints?

17a Goodbye to hello in past narrative (5)
?T?R?
I'm taking "narrative" as the definition

25d Show hostility, having to wax lyrical initially (5)
G?O?L
Obvious answer, but where do the first three letters come from?

17a A synonym for hello is dropped from a longer word

25d You should look for the firs 4 letters

Thanks boatman (are you the compiler of that name?). Makes sense now.

No, I was unaware of the compiler name when I signed up - maybe I need to change identity.