Expressions with vowels removed and spaces between consonants shortened or extended.
23) BG GR SCNT BCH SRS
24) D BLDG DS WRD
31) GF FNT NG NT
33) FRNDS QR
Rhyming answers
4b)Aristocrat (4,5) to rhyme with Budd
17b)Hollywood at Christmas (6,4) to rhyme with down