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Cheers Jono.... any takers for HURRIED VISIT and RECRUITMENT?

9. I don’t see anything particularly cryptic about this. Rather poor unless I’m missing something.

26. A play on “recruit”; as a verb to “get others”, and as a noun a “soldier”. Again, it seems a bit weak.

Cheers again jono

24a. Those most sought after a social event in Bali? Stars
A LIST

7a. In addition, double top is required
OVER AND ABOVE

11d. Bringing out a case-note
EVOCATIVE

18d. Doesn't go in for reducing like posh people
SWELLS

Parses for the above please.

24a. is hidden in the clue - B(ALI ST)ars

11d. I've seen this as 'note case', E, note, + VOCATIVE, case in grammar.

7a. OVER AND ABOVE = 'in addition (to)', for definition.
Both OVER and ABOVE are synonyms for 'on top of', so I think the wording is a bit loose.

18d. is a double definition.
'Doesn't go in for reducing', in other words, gets bigger, or 'swells'. SWELLS is also a term for 'posh people'.

Thanks mattrom, makes sense.

20d. Some Californian wine given to a learner? That's a mistake
LITERAL

19d. Councillor raised thanks to child - Tiny Tim
CRATCHIT

18d. Mince-pie first taken up by the few?
SPITFIRE

Parses for the above please.

20 liter is the american (californian) spelling of litre, so an amount of wine, then a l(earner). feeble clue.
19 dunno
18 anagram piefirst. "the few" flew spitfires in ww2

19 councillor CR?
TA raised
CHIT for child?
Tiny Tim was Bob Cratchit's son in A Christmas Carol.

Don't like it.