Inverness Courier Cryptic

[charity-baker47]

I'm still struggling with this one. I may just give up
5d Be put back in bed, having gone into decline (5) -b---
6d Lose one's footing on a piece of glass (5) -l---
11a Don't go on about me to improve matters (5) e----
14d Old instrument of temptation (7) -e-p---
20d Scoundrels on foot (5) -e---
15d Most just go short of food filled with rage (7) -l-r-a-

[Wharton]

14d serpent

[shaneystar2]

14d serpent

[sandyRoe]

5 ebbed
6 slide?
11 e me nd

[shaneystar2]

6d slide

[Wharton]

5d ebbed

[Ouzel]

11a Emend
20d Heels

[bookbinder]

20d heels

[elliemay1]

ebbed

[shaneystar2]

20d heels

[bookbinder]

15d are you sure of your letters?

[charity-baker47]

Thank you all very much. So grateful. I may be wrong in something for bottom right corner. 18a story with twist? (4) I have plot 25a He should honour his agreement to the letter (6) i have tenant. I need
24a having nothingparticular to do, I'd fish (6) i-l-n-
15d as above
16d Sort of bounder lacking rich investments (7) -t-o-t-

[elliemay1]

24 idling

[decmangan]

I'd ling

[elliemay1]

story with a twist: tale?? (tail)

[charity-baker47]

thanks elliemay1 that changes 2nd letters of 15d to A and 2nd letter of 16d to E

[scorpiojo]

15 fa ire st

[charity-baker47]

Thank you scorpiojo. Tenant was wrong but still scratching my head

[scorpiojo]

Could it be lessee?

[scorpiojo]

Is 16 now ?E?O?T?

[elliemay1]

25a which letters are you sure of?