24a Peer at medal, dangling from this?(3,4) ??R,?O?E (Something rope?)
27a Where we all begin to vary routine (2,5) ??,U?E?O (Have a feeling I have something wrong here)
6d Beginning to shiver, Mum is wet coming out in it (8,7) S???M???,C???U?E
Thank you Cupid and Dodger - I ended up with Alegar for 18d which is sour ale apparently - thinking that it had come from Algar(v)e. Your explanations make perfect sense to me now. This was a 'toughie' today!