Today's Tel Toughie

[alifos]

Help appreciated. 17A Refrain from mentioning Dave hugging naked single girlfriend 4,1,4,4

D - A -
A
- E - L
- V - R

Guessing the last word is 'over'....

[Tilly2]

Draw a veil over

[elliemay1]

drag a veil over??

[elliemay1]

Tilly has it!

[Tilly2]

D(raw)ave(i) lover

[Tilly2]

Hurray!

[alifos]

Brilliant, thank you! Last one I'm stuck on is 5D Holy intercession? (5)
T - R - E. This should be easy but I'm stuck

[scorpiojo]

Terce?

[alifos]

That's it - not that it means anything to me. Just realised though that I never got 25A Waxed device held by busy person (6) - E - A - E. Maybe it will have BEE around it but can't think of a device. I'm thinking 'waxed' may be in the sense of waxed lyrical?

[alifos]

Sorry - meant to say thank you very much!

[scorpiojo]

Became

Wax - to pass into another state, to become (Chambers)

[scorpiojo]

..past tense (waxed) = became

[alifos]

Genius! Thank you again.

[scorpiojo]

Happy to help :)