Observer Everyman 3695

[Faffed55]

Am stuck on a few. 1 across: pullback, defended by bullets and drones (9) and 2down: Church damaged and left in penury, damaged as never before (15) Also, I have 12 across Fun? Worker perhaps worries about various kinds (4,3,8) answer Beer and skittles but don't understand why!

[dannyk13]

Any letters placed?

[mac44]

1a sluggards

[Neveracrossword]

1 Sluggards, drones - Slugs = bullets with Drag, pull (back=reversed).

[Toorak]

Bee rattles around anagram of kinds

[dannyk13]

12a. Bee(worker) + anagram of kinds inside rattles(worries)

[Captain2]

12a Worker = Bee + anagram of worries + kinds

[Toorak]

Unprecedentedly

[Mamyalynne]

2 Unprecedentedly

[Toorak]

Anagram of penury around ce dented

[Lie-in King]

1a Sluggards - 'drag' (pull, back, in) 'slugs' (bullets)
2d Unprecedentedly - 'CE (church) dented l(eft)' (in) anag 'penury'

Beer and skittles - 'bee' (worker) + 'rattles' (worries, about) anag 'kinds'

[Mamyalynne]

2 CE dented + L + anag, penury

[Toorak]

.....And l(eft)