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[Allium3]

25 across ‘look up Volume 1: Sun and Sex (5)’ could be valet, but why? V?L?T

23 across ‘heartless lady after bear’s back passage’ (5) could be gully but why? G?L?Y

[Captain2]

Bear, back = lug, GUL = L(ad)Y = passage

[Buenchico]

The L is wrong. See here:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1784025.html

[Mamyalynne]

23 Gully

Lug, back + l(ad)y

[Toorak]

25 visit

V(olume) I (1) s(un) it (sex)

23 lug (bear) reversed & l(ad)y

[Buenchico]

^^^ That's for 25a

[Captain2]

VI-s-it

[Allium3]

Captain2 thank you!

[Allium3]

Thanks everyone!