Sunday Telegraph cryptic

[jenniferd]

1d. Do work for husband (8) C???E?V? Is this conceive?
10a Here, what's North-East? ??P?L Is this Nepal? Would give me the N for CONCEIVE.
22d Temperature, roughly, in part of body T?R?O I have put torso but could be turbo as bo would be part of body as well!!

[wardlaw]

torso (T or so)

[blaris]

conserve, torso- t or so

[sandyRoe]

torso. Temperature...T + or so...roughly

[beachcomber6]

1d CONSERVE
10a NE(PAL) ..china plate = mate = pal
22d TORSO

[jenniferd]

Thank you all. Please could someone one explain why conserve for 1d.
15d Indefinite article the writer inserted in revision of hit song (9)
S?M?T???? I have put something but wonder should it be sometimes
27a Tediously persist, creating a monster (6) I have put plague which fits in with g of something

[sandyRoe]

husband ones resources...conserve them

[blaris]

to do someone is to con them, work for = to serve

[sandyRoe]

15'the writer'...me inside letters of hit song= something

[Psybbo]

something
hit song + me (writer)

[blaris]

27a. dragon

[slaney]

27a Drag on

[cathfromsaron]

husbandry is to conserve money or food!

[jenniferd]

Thanks for that. Have just realised the correct answer for 27a is DRAGON and not PLAGUE