3d) Lots of species are almost common (6) ?E???A
14d) No prig, Big Bopper played '40s music (5) ????P
18d) Non-stop crime in Spain - hold on to your cash! (6) ?C?I??
24a) Fill in religious books provided in U.S. city (6) ????F?
26a) Newspaper's short term cuts mutually supportive (14) ?N???????????T
All help greatly appreciated