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12a. Austrian neighbours forgetting the first time in billing address?
LOVE NEST

Parse?

(s)lovenes and t
billing as in bill and coo

Thanks, I was completely lost on that... thought it was something to do with ITALY, minus the T. Cheers

Thank you very much Whetstone for doing what I asked in my email and creating a new thread which combines all your queries into one place, I appreciate it.

This single thread will now replace Whetstone’s regular threads headed Times 21.35 etc.

23d. I hear you mounted resistance, like other ranks

ROGER

Parse?

I hear you = roger (as in radio terminology)
Down clue so in reverse, R (resistance) + EG (like) + OR

13d. Step in and lay to rest Venerable Bede at last
INTERVENE

Parse?

Inter (as in bury) + ven (abbr. for venerable) + e (Bede at last)

7d. Colour that is primarily cold, such as teal?
AQUATIC

Parse?

If AQUA is a colour, it's AQUA, first letters of That Is, then C(old)

A teal is a duck, so (rather loosely) aquatic. Definition by example, hence the question mark.