Spectator N0 2527

[Matakari]

Good morning, I think I've got the first half of the question, but I'm stuck on the following and would appreciate some Answers/Hints, thanks.
ACROSS:
25 Ass losing energy by a group of plants (6) : ?????A ( AZALEA )
27 One in lush orgy cavorting playfully (9) : ?????S?L?
33 Viscous substance on books is fragrant stuff (5) : O?TA? (Thought ATTAR at first )
DOWN:
5 Captain in sea – he’d ordered boats (10) : DO?A?E????
8 Like a cyst: flipping novel and extremely nasty (5) : ?I?N?
15 Dividing up spartan home, coming in mine (11) : D???E??T???
20 Key setter’s turned up by end room, perhaps (9, two words) : ??Z??M???

[aelmpvw]

27 anagram of lush orgy i

[cashier]

27 Roguishly

[cashier]

33 Ottar

[Neveracrossword]

25 Onagra
30 Ottar
5 Anagram - good for you to work out yourself.

[Neveracrossword]

15 Districting
8 Wenny

20 Minor Mode

PS I deliberately haven't parsed - you said last week that you should be working on that!

[aelmpvw]

8 wenny

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, it's not at all important, but i think it's better if Crosswords go in the Crosswords section. Some people don't browse the Quizzes and Puzzles section, I think Crosswords gets more traffic!

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all, for your generous help. And thanks, too, NACW, I'll remember to post in the Crossword section in the future. I'm now close to the end with one clue for which I need help. I thought I had it parsed, but it seems not.
8 ( A ) Fellow enters Washington Democratic Party (4) :W?F?
( Thought of WHIG initially...)

[novalis]

You need the name of an Egyptian political party. Democrat gives you the last letter.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Matakari. I'm glad you didn't mind the 'better to use Crosswords' stuff - I realised your pleas were regularly getting put in Quizzes and Puzzles!

[Matakari]

Thanks, novalis, it's done now !

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, glad you found the last couple of letters to finish off that clue... and the puzzle!