Would appreciate some advice about final clues.
9d. Finish second and first(4) I have ?T?P
27a. Offensive individual.(8) I have ?E?S?N?L I can only think of seasonal or personal but can't see why!
27a personal is correct. A remark can be called 'personal', if it's offensive. E.g. "Well, after that, things got a bit personal, and I said things that I shouldn't have said."