17a the right to enter -d-i-t-n--
25a secretive species of bird related to coots, moorhens and rails --a-e
20d cry out in shock or surprise ----a-m I thought scream bit it doesn't fit.
thank you all so much, have been putting up xmas decs and trees and am so tired, just couldn't seem to work these out, many thanks and season's greetings to you all.