Times Cryptic

[creamegg]

5d journalist stopped working and followed revolutionary movement
e?d???

18d good hearing goes after beethovens fourth opus, or fifth? 3,4
??p ?e?r

12a a squire and prioress entertaining old writer perhaps 5,4
a???t ?o?n

17a extremely unusual to neglect going round last month
u???m?

[Lie-in King]

5d Eddied - 'ed(itor) died'
18d Top gear - 'g(ood) ear' (after) '(Bee)t(hoven)' (fourth) 'op(us)'
12a Agent noun ("writer", perhaps) - 'a gent' + 'a nun' (entertaining) 'o(ld)'
17a Ultimo (last month) - 'u(nusua)l' (extremely) + 'omit' (round)

[creamegg]

thanks x

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome :-)