Everyman 3465

[gretta]

17d Swallow, initially, a spot of outrageously used flattery (4,4)

For 16d -- A leader in fashion, elegant and wealthy (8) - I have affluent, which creates a strange situation for 24 across. Is affluent correct?
Thanks

[Oldred]

17d soft soap

[Lie-in King]

17d Soft soap (flattery) - 's(wallow)' + anag 'a spot of'
16d Yes, 'Affluent' - 'a' + 'f(ashion)' + 'fluent'

[gretta]

Thanks, but can you parse it? I do not see it

[gretta]

Thanks
that leaves me with a word that begins e-
e-boat is a vessel, but cannot see how it connects to stole aboard

[Oldred]

what is the full clue? boa could be the stole

[Lie-in King]

24a Stole aboard alien vessel (1-4)

E-boat - 'boa' (stole; clothing, in) 'ET' (film)

[gretta]

Stole aboard alien vessel

[gretta]

Thanks Oldred and lie-in-king!
That was my last one