I'm back I'm afraid. Can't get into this one at all.
2d Hue and cry to begin with (6) -e---w
4d Sing to get a drink (6) -----o
5d reports from the front (7) -----r-
7a Play with spirit on the street (5) -t---
10a Change course when the vessel's caught in the swell (4,3) -u-- ---
16d In a bad way (6) e-----
17d A growing swindle (5) no letters
19a T o sack, or to fire (5) no letters
22a Main pastime of many (7) -a-----