17 - Article of clothing in which one might put one's money (4) V?S? Got to be vest. Is this from investment? 1 - Does he know how to put up goods for sale (10) S?O?L?F?E? Is this shoplifter? 3 - Sort...
Not a good day for me 3 - Notebook improvised at home (7,3) ?C?A?C? - P?D I'm assuming that is scratch pad 24 - Send a rope expert to a comic show (5,5) O?E?A - ?U?F? Opera something? 8 - Led away...
12 across - Water movement lay north of riverbank (8) R?P???A?
17 across - The same euphemism repelled the old fool (6) D?T?R?
3 down - Bacteria? Firm about duplicating one (5) C?C?I...
5 down - Material is somehow thin and supple inside (7) L?S?O?E
I suspect this is lissom and can see the "is" inside, but how do we arrive at the rest of the answer?...