Saga Feb

[Mayflower3]

12a)poor love,having something to eat in the office(2,4,6,)?? ?N?S ?????S
on ones ??
16a)after alcoholic drink,love to get very animated(9)S?I?I???O
3d)for vegetable fricasse get parsnip chopped(6,3) S????? ??A
24a)wear a rather revealing top emerging from the water(6)A?????

[Wharton]

24a Ararat (in clue)

[Lie-in King]

12a On one's uppers (poor) - 'o' (love; nil) + 'supper' (in) 'Nones' ("one of the hours of the Divine Office")
16a Spirit-o-so

[mazie]

12a On Ones Uppers

[Lie-in King]

3d Spring pea - anag 'ge(t) parsnip'

[mazie]

3 String Pea ?

[Lie-in King]

Yes, mazie's answer fits the wordplay, mine doesn't - anag 'get parsni(p)'

[Mayflower3]

thank you very much - spiritoso new word to me, like it,will have to try and use it!