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[mikey4444]

Still struggling !
18d...Jokes about boy and King -- when the latter lacked this ?
E?A? ???S

and

25a....Chap lifts head from couch....I???

[Neveracrossword]

25 Ivan (Divan is the couch, take the 'd'/head of the word off)

[emeritus]

18d Answered by Bibblebub as

glad rags = 'gags' outside of lad+R

[mikey4444]

Thanks everybody !