Hi stuck on a few, 1a any old soldier, say (8) ??????s?
9a fascinate, rivet (8) ??????u?
16a chirpy, irrepressible (9) e?????e?t
19a speak monotonously (5) ??o?e
1d gorse, furze (4) ????
2d the struggle to get on in the world, perhaps (3,4) ??? ?a?e
3d a willow shoot used in basket weaving (5) ????r
6d disallowed vetoed (9) o?e?r????