Thank you all for the help; a few left to finish.
19d is a very unusual clue, can’t make head or tale of it.This is it:
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given like that ,5 letters. ?e?s?
42a: O....so that’s what makes our Yule tide rise. 3/4 letters. The ???n
63d/53a: Like a beast alive, could it be Krampus afoot.2/3/4. o???e / ?o?e
68d: ....story has it there’s a building site going down. 4 letters.p???
69a: so comes the runner from RTE’s morning outflow. 6 letters. ???e?m
54a: Determined, wasn’t he to be heard with multiple top tens in the 80’s. 7 letters. I?a?a??
55d:A black and white fusion of ET’s are these, described by abductees. 3/5. ??e/ ?r???
Yes the i is wrong and adamant is correct. Clue was : Lime stone and I put in “mile” and that’s where I got the i incorrect. What is the correct answer please. Thanks again.