29accross: Poverty will call for it (4) n?e? Is it NEED?
27Accross: Oh, no meal can be made out of current banks no deal (4,4) H???, L?A? Think this is H???, LOAN
25Accross: A hankering for 16 again? (6) ?h?r?t
(note 16 in the crossword A pick-me-up for sick goldfish, perhaps? (5,5)
answer "Tonic Water")