8a. Alternatively one spirit is the starting point (6) ----i-
12a. Be lazier when unemployed? (8) ----less
22a. skin removed in place of concealment (7) ---e-u-
1d. inside information near the bottom of the list (3,4) ---d---
2d. Lady soaring (7) ---n---
16d. A member of the team but not playing on the wing (6) -n---e