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I have filled it in but can't parse a few.
In particular, 9ac. "Guide well short of capital " . I have a solution that means guide but can't figure the capital bit

Think of "oil well" minus it's first letter (short of capital)

Hywel, for 6d your I should be an E. I was almost put off my correct answer for 14ac, even checked its spelling. The E is part of that long word for a kind of light fixture.

Firstly, thank you for all the help I have got from the forum today. I'm not sure I would have made much progress without the hints.

But I'm stuck on the last four.
2d Gravy: cook put a sock in it (4) I have ?O??
10,17 Expensive footballer, a fair whack (4,7) I think I have the second word for a footballer position, but can't get the first. I have ?I?? ?T?I?E?
7d Current activity that's unproblematic (6) I have ?R?E?E and I thionk I have an answer, but can't parse it.
19,13 Showman: Tory wet repelled by one (7,10) Again I think I have the second word for a raincoat but not the first.

Any hints gratefully received

7d,
A breeze is a current of air.
If something is a "breeze", it's easy/unproblematic.

7. I think that's just a double definition - a current activity relates to the weather, the unproblematic means it's something simple, an easy task etc.

Thanks Rusty and Malone

I thought that was the answer, but what about the other three I mentioned?

19. The first word is a (Scottish) forename, the same as the surname of a very famous Tory. The whole answer is someone who's responsible for many top shows/musicals.

2d, This is a guess!
Gravy is slang for money.
So, "dosh".
Cook is "do", put a sock in it, or shut up, is "sh"?

10, The answer appears to be an attraction found at funfairs.
"A fair whack" is a very good description!