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I'm stuck on a final couple.

30a 'Cosmologist following celestial body - kindly follow instruction' (10) I'm pretty sure I have everything but the 3rd from last letter (!) but can't parse a suitable answer which only appears in earlier Chambers.

15d 'The Scots learn to cheat English with British money around (9) Only 2 words appear to fit and, again, I can't satisfactorily parse either, other than 'sting for 'cheat' possibly.

Ta!

30a - the cosmologist is Martin REES, the entry is (5,5), and the (type A) spoonerism is of 'kindly / follow instruction'.

15d - a one-letter abbreviation for English is inside an eight-letter term for British money. The (type A) spoonerism is of 'The Scots learn / to cheat'.

Hope that helps.

...based on the entry in Chambers, 'Scots learning to cheat...' would be more accurate in 15d than the published version.

All done but one that I can't parse.
18 across - "Date with bog's long delays after start of storm" (5). I have the answer but can's see a Spoonerism. Help appreciated - thanks

If you look at the second entry in Chambers for your answer you will find a dialectal meaning which should help!

William, try bait with dogs (:o)

Thanks Jacknatter! Ah bit of a doh! from me for missing the currency thing!

....and a double doh! for trying to make sense of 30a as a single word.
One final ? 29a 'I'm in business as a magistrate (very old)' (5)
I can see that the answer means 'I'm in business' but not the magistrate bit.

Happy to offer help in return - 29 across there is word for a Roman magistrate beginning 'ae' which fits the bill.

Thanks for the assistance on 18 across

Granama, 29a is a homophone with the vowels swapped. It's in Bradford's if you have it.