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25A - Certain winner right after neat header in "game of two halves"' say? (8) C?I?C?E? Can only be CLINCHER but how does it parse.

Cheers Chips! That is a belter!

Still trying to complete this one.
7a Care for doctor taking unexpected dip? (6)
Starts with F (I think!)
13d Work to find sample at bottom of river (8)

Must brush up on my nursery rhymes!
Thanks again malone.
I’ll probably be back for more help!

Despite jet lag and a narrow escape from Florida I have it finished but cannot parse 8d Dish stirred by spooner (8,6) SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Useful thread, I was stumped on parsing most of these (Clincher, Sleeping Beauty - very obscure usage of 'spoon', Foster - never heard of the nursery rhyme), and also this one:
17a Bold supporter about to stand up and resist (13)
Swashbuckling?
And puzzled by 42d Surgery inspired by doctor's passionate, delicate touch (4-4). Is a drop-shot a delicate touch? I thought it was some sort of kick in rugby.

Also don't understand 3d Bit of a chicken wanting time off (5). Seems to be 'thigh'.
I completed the bottom half of the puzzle except for 33d but hardly got anywhere on top half, as if it had been compiled by two different setters.

17a S WASH BUCK LING

WASH, to stand up, be plausible (it won't wash) + BUCK, resist, in SLING, support

Thank you.