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The answer to 12a. Brainy British gathered in corn, perhaps is CERE(BR)AL not BELEVEDERE.

Sorry, not BELVEDERE.

Todorovia, thanks for that. I thought Whetstone had a list of the answers (as they're old puzzles), so I didn't get very far with that one!

Apologies....CEREBRAL...on closer inspection this was a misprint. This clue and the BELVEDERE one were transposed.

11a. Listening aid, achieving best advantage in radio
SPEAKING TRUMPET

12a. Like parish pump, surrounded by water
INSULAR

16a. Broom providing seating when subjected to new spell
GENISTA

6d. Sort of energy making cattle twitch
KINETIC
Is KINE a type of cattle?

13 a. Power- unless it's turned off
LUSTINESS
yes it's an angram, but does LUSTINESS mean POWER? I thought it meant desire or such like.

17a. Nothing to do with the hearing of East African people
NILOTIC

parses for the above please.

6 d Yes, kine is an archaic word for cows (collecticely)?

kine + tic (twitch)

The '?' in my last post just appeared by itself

16 anagram seating. GENISTA is the genus of broom plants.
6d Yes, KINE refers to cattle
17 NIL - nothing, OTIC - to do with hearing.

13a Lustiness can mean power in the sense of force

12a is a double definition

like parish pump = only of local interest