Jumbo 1446 Cryptic

[stevenj]

Hello again.
I have tried not to bother you great people with questions and I have completed the puzzle but a couple, while I’m confident I have the right answer ,i can’t work out the reason .
24 d. English in pressing situation without leader - the answer? I have “regency” but I don’t know why except it fits!

26ac hurry around and sound cheerful maybe in one type of institution. I am confident the answer is ‘ nursing home’ and,this time I see some of the reasoning but not all.

I’d be glad of help please

Steven

[cashier]

26 Run reversed sing(sound cheerful) home (institution)

[Captain2]

(U)Rgency with E(nglish) inside

[cashier]

24 Pressing situation urgency with the u around e

[ubasses]

(u) r e gency

[Mamyalynne]

24 E(nglish) in (U)rgency

[cashier]

Can I ask
38a Like Rex when forming dire pop group? (5) I?D?E
Answer is Indie but why?

[stevenj]

Doh!!! So obvious.
It’s the weird times. My brain isn’t fully functioning
steven

[stevenj]

And cashier. My reasoning was that R (Rex)is in dire , so take it out and indie comes up. And that’s a kind of pop
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[cashier]

Thanks Steven, couldn't see it at all. Makes sense now.