I started to write this post, then went back to the thread to check on something, and lost what I had written. I am not sure whether my incomplete post has been sent or not, but I am starting again.
I rarely contribute to the Forum; by the time I get round to opening it, usually late Saturday evening, most of my potential contributions, both queries and answers, have been covered by others. As has been the case on this occasion. I have finished it, I think correctly despite some dubious definitions and questionable wordplay. However, there are a couple that I can't parse.
1a: I have the soldiers, but where does the nurse fit in?
12a: "Sweep" is, in my opinion, one of those dubious definitions, but there is no alternative with the crossing letters. Morning is OK, but how are the rest of the letters derived from empty bags?