I Cryptic

[creamegg]

6d hat in brown shades raised in disorderly place 5,3
s?a?e ?i?

16d unaccompanied getting stuck into unknown sticky stuff, picking up knowledge of wine
???o???y

17d french composers musical academy on the water in paris
???e??

20d british poet's line receiving arab agreement? on the contrary
?r????

22d make a new plan, with money that's coming in cut
r????

18a core matters enclosed in letter
?s???c?s

19a a vet returns in closing feature
?o??

28a promotional item is restricted by cut in description of holiday destination
??r???s?

[Toorak]

6 snake pit

[elliemay1]

snake pit

[elliemay1]

28 paradise

[elliemay1]

19 coda

[elliemay1]

18 essences

[elliemay1]

22 re m ap

[Captain2]

17 Ra-m-eau

[elliemay1]

17 ram eau

[Captain2]

16 Oonology

[Captain2]

sorry it's 'Oenology

[creamegg]

any idea on 20d, see above. And these two?

25a company investing in shops beginning to match leader in scotland
m?l?o?m

26a US writer's article securing gold and more gold
t???e?u

[Mamyalynne]

26 Thoreau

[Mamyalynne]

25 Malcolm

[creamegg]

thanks just the one to get now. 20d

[Mamyalynne]

20 Arnold

[creamegg]

thanks x