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1, End of the day is nightfall.
2 dress is "rig" plus "i" inside "on".
9, Dog with dropped tail is Fid(o) with "get"/receive.

2d dress = RIG
I + ON
Origin = spring (synonym

1a Used = second-hand

endorse - to second
promise of marriage - hand

By the time I complete the captchas, others will have answered !

1a, to endorse is to "second"
I can't see how "hand" is "promise of marriage", though?

Correct, Jazzgirl,
I looked up "hand" in Chambers and it gives "promise of marriage".

Hello rusty
I was unsure, but thanks for confirming

Thanks everyone 👍

Glad we could help, Whetstone!

9a. Organisation for the better?
SYSTEM

21a. University learner bowled over by fashion in town
LUTON

11a. Port being wonderously divine
ARCHANGEL

Parses for the above please.

21. TON is fashion with U (uni) and L (learner) reversed.

11. is a double definition referring also to the Russian port.

9. I think this is simply referring to a gambler/better having a system. Not a great clue if that’s all there is to it