9a With a long stick in hand is how one clears the bar ??L? ????T?
10a To engage in chit-chat would lead to the opposite ?O?????E
25a 'Murder most foul' bellowed the bookies when it won a third grand national ?E? ???
28a Sounds like your p's and q's got harmony ?O?????N??
14d Grizzly opposite one, perhaps ????R