Everyman

[creamegg]

9a intermittently popular, proper french novelist gets going 2,4,3,6
i? ???? a?d ?t?????

2d bad time of year for litter
o?????i??

3d sad soul, so lost, with hollow uncertainty ahead
p???f?l

8d is work lifted and shifted
p???t?o?

25a gift having, adverse consequences, once policies had changed 8,7
p?????e? c?a????

22a dinosaur hoax in circlet, regularly spaced
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[Calibax]

9a In fits and starts

[Mamyalynne]

In fits and starts

Offspring

Pitiful

Position

Poisoned Chalice

Triceratops

[Calibax]

2 Offspring

[creamegg]

thank you, i am even muddling up clues now, but you all still understand!

[creamegg]

11a ace breaking record for circuit
l?p - obviously lap, but why is it ace?

17a easy match
l?g?? - light?

7d good in lake and pool
m?r?e

21d part of journey with purpose in story
?e?e?? - legend?

[Spicerack]

Ace=A
7) Merge

[Spicerack]

17 & 21, Yes