Ft 15,785 17-02 2018

[lessudden]

I am having difficulty with this puzzle; 1a might help: Sparkler perhaps lit near warm campfire, finally flickering (7,5)??????l, ?a?e?
25aA black coffee sent over supporting a tea leaf, perhaps (7) a?e?t?l

[JJ109]

Mineral Water

[JJ109]

^^^ anagram of "lit near warm" + (campfir)E

[vetuste_ennemi]

a+b+ettal[rev]

[lessudden]

Many thanks, jj109; easy now!

[lessudden]

Many thanks for "abettal", but I still don't get tea leaf reference; can you explain , please.

[Jackdaw33]

Tea leaf = thief. Abettal is assisting a criminal.

[lessudden]

I can relax now; crossword is complete! Many thanks for help.

[Dominique_J]

What a complete s***t Mudd is to define ‘Mineral Water, as ‘sparkler perhaps. The man’s clueing is an utter disgrace.