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Thank you, son1ofrover1. Somewhat ashamed that I missed the anagram but not ashamed at all that I missed the GOT reference. Perhaps one day I'll watch it...

Pretty sure I've got everything except a bit of wordplay, would appreciate any help on these:

12ac Simple shoulder sash removing strain (4)
16ac Preferred started of soup, unseasoned (3)
25ac Mistress having lost weight able to fit old girdle (6)

Cheers!

shoulder sash is a baldrick

preferred starter (heavily backed horse) is the answer. Soup with age removed to unseason it. bit weird i thought

lose the stress and you get an anagram of mi and able