Sunday Times

[bravodeltic]

Help on a couple please
9a a chopper base fool whirls around (3) g??
3d at least two times a second soldier reflected on the front (4) e?a?
17a denied pistol? Want to get around that? (7) n???t??
Thanks yet again

[Neveracrossword]

17 Negated, denied. Gat, pistol, inside Need, want.

[Toorak]

Gum
Eras
Negated

[Toorak]

Gum - mug (fool) reversed

[Togo]

9a Gum  mug reversed
3d Eras   Era=time Eras=2 times (at least)  reversed  R(oyal E(ngineer) +A s(econd) . 
17a Negated  pistol=Gat want=need  ne(gat)ed

[Toorak]

Re (soldier)reversed + a s(econd)

[Togo]

Ta for that Bravo.