Genius 261 Help Please

[quinol]

rome has new clothes features: -------e

for tories, the election's likely to pose problems:

------n/-h-e-e

fruit in tin getting a lot put off -revolting:

c-n-a-e--

fools going round greece upset sisters (7)

some clues normal, some with extra letter, some contain a random sequence to anagram

[donny48]

third down  =  canoodles ?

[JJ109]

Rome etc Armholes (L is extra) - 17d is NOT fate, but is a thematic answer, one of the 10. Pasqualewasvery sneeky with this one!

[JJ109]

for tories thematic - Stilton Cheese

[donny48]

Disregard last answer.

[JJ109]

Fruit - Cantaloup, onceagain it is not ELL but a sneaky thematic answer for 13a

[JJ109]

fools - gorgons

[quinol]

many thanks jj, a big help and I finally twigged the theme, but still have 2 left

give the appearance of being an amateur -glib about it: -l-y/-t, could be blag it, but I need the y for monkey

greek character had to retreat: -e-a  beta?

[scorpiojo]

Play at - pat (glib) around lay (amateur)

[JJ109]

Beta is correct - extra letter "B" = ate (had, reversed/retreated)

[quinol]

thank you so much scorpiojo and jj