1 Valerie accepts stupid person as retainer (6) V_ _ _A_ 5 Has reported a way by chance (6) _A_A_D 3 Lower card ie played with timidity (9) C_ _ _R_(I)_E (I think it's some sort of anagram but I've tried various letters and I can't make a word) Urge factory to produce fruit (8) _G_ _ _ _ _T 25 Caught, we hear, behind a trap in battle (9) (sorry no letters) 20 Stunned Morag has titanic part (6) _G_A_T (looks like the last 5 letters are GIANT but what's the first letter and what's it got to do with Morag?) Many thanks! Foxy