bare bones

[beerbelly]

12a) ....see,in trinidad , andrew forging valuable document ?
( two words )
D???D?N???R?A?T
9a) ..captains beef about power given to me ..( 7 )
S?I?M?N

[porilo]

Could beef be "shin" , "p" for power, and "me" ......... putting them together gives SHIPMEN which could be an answer for "captains".  Sorry, I haven't started my Bare Bones yet, but this came to mind.  Can't help on the other yet. Looks like an anagram somewhere.

 

Gregory

 

[Plutus]

Dividend Warrant    (anag)

Shipmen 

[beerbelly]

thanx to you both ...these two have been driving me crazy
just two to get now ...should be able to finish ....................watch this space ....!!!

[beerbelly]

think ive finished .....but not happy with 20a)
to get ship into rivers the reverse of cunning
S?Y?E?S
probably shyness / slyness
not sure which or why ......?
assume ship to be S.S ....but after that ...lost