Tuesday's Times Cryptic

[mra1]

Totally mystified - completed save for 13ac Sod, possibly, sitting in Parliament? (8) L?W?A?E?R -thought maybe lawmaker (sod's law) but cann realy parse it and 25ac (4) lay spades over entrance to garden ?O?E

Thanks to anyone who can elucidate

[gen2]

13a Lawmaker

[djawhufc]

lawmaker as described above

song?

[sandyRoe]

25 Song?

[gen2]

Forget that^^^

[Lie-in King]

Yes, 'Lawmaker' as a double definition

25a Song (a lay) - S(pades) + 'on' + g(arden)

[dannyk13]

A lawmaker sits in parliament.

[gen2]

Sorry, I was confused by you saying (8) and then showing a letter pattern for 9

[mra1]

Thank you - realised 12 down should be self serving whereas I had self service - all is clear now!