Scot On Sunday Cryptic

[creamegg]

Need help to get started.

1a police advice to people demonstrating how to share a block of chocolate 5,2,2
????? ?? ??

6a blue note played on brass instrument
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9a it needs a kiss first - sweet talk afterwards 3,7,5
??? ??????? ?????

15a be inquisitve about inauspicious old place of punishment
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16a word used to describe article found in english mine
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26a how to keep trousers up and reduce expenses 7,4,4
??????? ???? ????

[aelmpvw]

26a tighten your/ones belt

[mac44]

16a. epithet

[mac44]

15a. pillory

[aelmpvw]

16a epithet

[aelmpvw]

6a bugle

[mac44]

1a. break it up

[aelmpvw]

9a the blarney stone

[creamegg]

thanks x

[creamegg]

okay I am getting somewhere...

17a paper seen to be wrong all round causes feeling of fury
???????

19a discard the german female salmon
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1d lassies complaint
b?t?? - ***?

3d marine growth that is not a water sprite
k?l? - kelp?

11a flock of geese hide round back of tree
???i?

[mac44]

19a. shedder

[mac44]

11a. skein

[aelmpvw]

1d ***

[aelmpvw]

i typed the word for a female dog with spaces between the letters and still got asterisks :-)

[mac44]

17a. enrages

[creamegg]

thanks x