8a Flooded area used to be high [5] ??a?h
10a disorderly city, in our opinion [7] ????o??
12a Spirit the last to start over wants back [5] ??h?s meths?
24a letter soldiers sent back to mother [5] s?g?? sigma?
3d somewhere to sleep when bunk has holes in it [5] r???t
5d stand since taken by a swimmer [5] e???l
17d chancers back on top, say [5] spe?k speak?
19d throw that's caught in essence [5]p?t?h pitch?