Observer Everyman 3628

[chokkie]

just a few left this mroning, bottom LH corner ....

16d rough fracas, finally memorable, involving romeo (8) ?c?a????
20d film disrupted by an alarm (5) p????
23a beams from bright sun initially catching opponent (11)
????i?e?e?s
25a variable luck, ignoring tips about plant (5) ????a

Many thanks in advance, Chox.

[scorpiojo]

Scratchy - catchy around R + (fraca)s
P an ic
Cantilevers - clever (bright) around anti + s(un)
Yucca - y(variable) lUcC Ca

[scorpiojo]

..sorry Chox, Y (l)UC(k) Ca (about)

[mallyh]

20d p an ic

[Scobalob]

I think these are correct but I'm still trying to parse 16 and 25..
16 - Scratchy
20 - Panic
23 - Cantilevers
25 - Yucca

[scorpiojo]

^^

[chokkie]

many thanks everyone - all done, and really appreciate your help. best wishes, Chox.