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Got them all but can’t parse two:

27a. Last moment in episode with leaders in historic hostilities, once in control, retreating. (8,4)
Eleventh hour? Hh is leaders in historic hostilities, and event fits in somewhere, but can’t see it.

18d. Playwright in church sorry about end of talk on old verse (7). Chekhov? K is end of talk. Old verse is ov.

Thanks in advance.

Eh? Sorry

18d church = CH
eh = sorry/pardon/i didn't hear you....

27a control = RULE ...reverse it with event and with O H H ...first letters of ...

o = leader of once inside rule backwards.

27a. Is ELEVENTH HOUR.

18d. Is CHECKHOV..

I think. I tried to parse where I could. Sorry to confuse.

I tried to show the parsing, maybe not very well!

Oh, I see. Thanks rossim and scarlett.