Daily Telegraph Toughie Wednesday October 24th 2012

[catsrcool]

Struggling today. 5dn Reach out to protect rival with routine upset slightly: he hates change (8,2,5) ???????? ?? ?????

[dannyk13]

Do you have any letters?

[factor-fiction]

creature of habit?

[dannyk13]

Good one factor

[catsrcool]

None at all if you can answer any of these it will give you some crossing letters.
5ac Asian state spies capturing American individual (8) ???????A
9ac Bound to back support for displaced person (8) ?E?O???? the last letter will be 5dns third.
13ac Wave like tiny particles? (8) F??????? the fifth letter will be 5dns seventh
19ac Loss of rank disregarding upright pair's faithful service (8) ???????N DEMOTION ? the fourth letter will be 5dns ninth
24ac Child with heroine from Alps in 19th-century novel (3,5) ??? ????? the last letter will also be 5dns last

[catsrcool]

Thank you but can someone answer the clues above anyway

[factor-fiction]

I can't see all the wordplay though- I can see the letters from REACH and maybe ABIT (slightly) and FOE (rival) in there, but not the rest

[andy66]

24a t(he idi) ot

[dannyk13]

5a.Cambodia

[catsrcool]

Thanks try these please
11ac Most of Greek bailout ultimately covers its initial set (4-4) ?E?L ?E?T HELL BENT ?
15dn Working belt up in dispute, one has very high target (8) M??N???T MOONSHOT ?
6dn Player managed in Iraqi city after Dad's departure (7) B?????H
14dn They may ascend in the cold intention to enter heavens (9) S?I??????

[dannyk13]

6d.Branagh

[andy66]

6d B ran agh

[glasman]

Most of greek - hellen
Bailiout(first and last) -bt

[bibblebub]

working = ON, belt up = SH, dispute = MOOT

[dannyk13]

14d.Skiplanes

[andy66]

9a deportee roped + tee

[catsrcool]

Thanks again almost there!
7dn Stalker on end of the line exposes bad lines (8) D??????L DIAGONAL The L is from 17ac Much less energy when turning svelte (4) S?IM = SLIM but I can't parse it.
23ac Living muscle to freeze with injection of nitrogen (8) B?N?F?C? = BENEFICE but why? What is the connection to the clue?
25ac At last, Eth's radio betrothal came from Ron Glum (6) S?L?M? = SOLEMN same questions as above

[dannyk13]

17a.miles less e reversed

[dannyk13]

23a. Beef +ice round n = benefice a clerics living

[bibblebub]

25a) last letters of eth'S radiO betrothaL camE froM roN

[catsrcool]

Thanks its areal labour for me today.
I meant to ask if DIAGONAL is right for 7dn