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6d. Confession of folly at get-together?
AMASS

21d. Standard-bearer is light supporter
LAMPPOST

4d. Lady, not one on piano, started exercises
JOANNE

12a. One in the fiery furnace sleeping before making quarter turn
ABEDNEGO

Parses for the above please.

12a. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were all sent to the “fiery furnace”. Sleeping = ABED, quarter = NE, turn = GO

6 am ass!

4 JOANNA is a rhyming slang term for a piano (sort of), so JOANN(a), then start of Exercises
Pretty feeble clue!

21 the second part is obvious, but I don't see how the "standard" fits in

Thanks for the answers... however still don't understand the parse for 6d AMASS

chrisE,..re 21...a standard lamp is a tall free-standing lamp.

(I) AM (an) ASS

Understood now chrisE, thanks.

20d. Another name for a Swiss financier with no money at heart
AGNOMEN

15a. Group playing Ireland, say
ORCHESTRA

5a. Playwright penning a line to a yachtsman
PAINTER

6d. Stayed in which no elephant will be seen?
AMNESIA

Parses for the above please.