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In the evening, drop of plonk (3)

Afraid I am clueless.

I expect there's another thread about this crossword, but I can't check because of the Paywall.

What does the sun do in the evening that also means to plonk down?

17d: Fix that a late don may be in (6) .e.e.e (last 'e' may be wrong)

Cement, fix - and a late don, dead Mafia man, gets buried in cemenet!

23 across is gettable from the wordplay, but there’s little lexicographical support. Has anyone come across it in real life? Perhaps it’s a brand name I’m not familiar with, not living in the UK.

clue?

Confectioner in Gateshead (4)

could be shea - there are some confectioners connections, but not very convincing.

No, it has to be ?T?S ATES

no idea on that!