Saga

[Daij]

Gives away - or expects a return for money spent? (5)
S???S
12a Stays in middle of boat making fishlike float (7)
O?O???A
17a Torn away once from trendy daughter, abandoned and wild (5)
Y????
20a ...flier setting course for Tyneside? (9)
??R?S?O??
3d Old Servant pinching the sauce? There's a legal excuse (7)
E?S?Y?E
23a Spirit of the North appears every ninth day (7)
N?N?i??

Thanks in advance

[Captain2]

12a (b)O-ROPES-A(t)

[Captain2]

20a TURNS-TO-NE

[Mamyalynne]

3 Essoyne

[scorpiojo]

17 Yrent anag trendy minus d(aughter)

[Captain2]

Were have you two just appeared from? ;0))

(Mamya, you should be partying).

[Captain2]

Where! even.

[Captain2]

23 Nundine (I think)

[Mamyalynne]

Just between dances ;-)

[scorpiojo]

First sells

[Daij]

Thanks everyone. Super stuff, as usual