Times, 26,196.

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7d, 5lets, ??l??, Layabout getting stripped weirdly out of shape.
8d, 2words, 5.4, ??n?? ?r??, Unattached ,imagine leading resistance in charge.
13a, 5lets, A????, Draw up fair treaty, leaving odd parts out.
16d, 2words, 7.2. T?????? ??, Time ahead of leader in voice for lecture.
14a, 5lets, S?i?n, Start of scene with prisoner outside I shoot.
23a, 9lets, M???u????, Constant in aim, ruler not normally unpredictable.

[Neveracrossword]

8 Fancy free
14 Scion, shoot (of a family,descendant)

[scorpiojo]

Idler
Fancy free
Array
Talking to
S c I on
Mercurial anag

[Lie-in King]

7d Idler - anag '(w)eirdl(y)' (stripped)
8d Fancy free - 'fancy' (imagine) + 'r(esistance)' (in) 'fee'
13a Array - 'fAiR tReAtY' (odd parts out)
16d Talking-to (lecture) - 't(ime)' + 'king' (in) 'alto' (voice)
14a Scion (shoot; botany) - 's(cene)' (start) + 'con' (outside) 'I'
23a Mercurial - 'c' (constant; speed of light, in) anag 'aim ruler'

[Mamyalynne]

14 Scion ,shoot - S Con round i

23 Mercurial , anag +c

[scorpiojo]

...aim ruler + C

[Calibax]

16f Talking to - T + king in alto

[Neveracrossword]

23 Mercurial, unpredictable. Anagram of 'aim ruler' and the 'c' for constant.

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Thanks for your help everyone, very grateful.