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25 N and S are cardinal points, inside TRAIT - very loosely, "habit".

I think the "out turn" is "all that's produced"

I don't see the last part of HOTSPUR either. "Spiced up" might be "HOT" or "HOTS"?

spur is a branch (secondary) of a railway line.

Thanks, also stumped by:

28a Accepting ridiculous wage, Grace returns to make trifle (6)
G?w?a?

GEWGAW
anagram WAGE in WG (Grace) backwards

Thanks ChrisE, I've Googled that now and see it's a cricket thing, so I would not have got the reference.