Oldie Genius 322

[phebe1]

17d plant before end of season in trouble (8) ??r???d?
25a noise by sports car in residence acceptable (10) ???d?????n
1a leader of prayers in retreat, ensnared by serpent. discarding book (5,3)
m?m?a ?t? I wondered if it 's mamba ?t?

[scorpiojo]

1 Mamma Mia - Imam + mam(b)a

[scorpiojo]

17 Fern a (seaso)n do

[phebe1]

thankyou I was really on the wrong track although i did think of imam, but just couldn't get further I had the wrong answer for the 4d hence the t thanks again

[scorpiojo]

Are all the answers Abba songs, phebe?

[phebe1]

thanks again for 17d I'd spent too long staring at It but it makes sense now

[phebe1]

you may well be right it's a very cryptic crossword, I can normally work them out If you haven't seen it some clues don't have definition parts one doesn't have a clue etc. I did win wine many moons ago although I don't drink. It came in handy for pressies. It does keep my 78yrs old brain working. Thankyou