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And the etymologist asks if that's a snug and the sociologist asks if that's a side bar and the evolutionary biologist reckons it will all work out in a way that is so subtle it's hard to describe visually but trust me it's beautiful as a concept.

29a. Idler who makes a cheeky gesture(6) M-o-e-. It's either mooner or mooned, but I don't see how it parses.

A double definition.
Mooner: A person who moons or moons about (idles)

Cheers.

1dn Prevent a stiff one from breaking down (6) E?B??? Is that elbows?
12ac Sex partner getting depressed? Give up! (3,4) ??Ydown
Is that way down?
28 Pie filling to produce rather strained movement? (5) M?N??
23dn Long boring account about Republican covered in semen (6) ?c???d

I have the answers now. Thanks.

9d. The only one I still need. I have ?a?c?p?n. I guess your ‘sleep reversed’ clue is pan but the cheek bit still defeats me.

Baldparent, Sauce is the cheek, sassiness etc.

I’m just off to the pub to hit it, again.

Oops - beat me to it