12a somehow earned the right to make oneself popular [6] ?n?e??
15d ingenious way to keep one foot in a metropolis [5] ????g
24d the Gulf natives chase the ladies after we leave [6] a?????
27d beginnings of pleurisy occur before fever becomes epidemic [6] ?l????
7d take a part when there's no space of the late princess' cloak [9]
11d bogus article on bogus healer [6]
any help appreciated