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9 Down - "Love given to no avail, note" (9) -A-ENT-N-
I imagine that this is VALENTINE, but it may also be
VALENTINO, one could say.
21 Down - "Lesser love letters from stylist" (5) P-T-Y
Could well be PETTY, but again, I can't see the parsing.

pet (love) + SY letters inside stylist?

...sorry ... TY not sy

valentine ...lent(given) inside vain + e(point)

Many thanks, xwotdfan - the clues in this xword seem to get more obscure every week!