sun tel cryptic

[Heather33]

well folks another new year and it dosn't get any easier!!

15d warns of earthquakes, giving the figures too

?h?????n?

17d its wrong to joke about , one interposes

p??? ?n

19a something to hunt with --or hunt for

??????

24a preventing from staying

?????ing

20d weapon good to stick in a back thats turene

????e?

[mohill]

17 is puts in (its wrong inside pun)

[mohill]

15 is threatens (earth 'quaking' and tens)

[mohill]

24 is stopping

[mohill]

20 is rapier (good is pi inside rear turned backwards) I am assuming you meant to write turned and not turene

Sorry about the separate answers; I am looking at your questions one at a time

[mohill]

And 19 might be ferret