Crosswords Ain't What They Used To Be! Times 27324

[venator]

Don't enjoy the Times as much as I used to. Araucaria was great if you were good on cricket, Latin and classics. These days, there's too much assembly of answers from tiny segments, and not enough witty clues.

10ac I have PHANTOM, but why?
Likewise, 10d HUMPTY DUMPTY - dumpty is OK, but where does humpty come from?
And furthermore 22d TRY ON - why?

After those complaints, I'm stuck on 12ac M???D and 20d ??I?T?R

Any help and/or sympathy welcome...

[dannyk13]

Difficult to answer without the clues.

[Mamyalynne]

Nice to add clues to help people help you.

[aelmpvw]

i also struggle when i haven't got any clues to look at ...

[scorpiojo]

10a and 10d start with different letters...?

[Lie-in King]

The first one is 12a -

12a Boy who's lost both parents, or lacking sight of one of them (7)
10d Obligation to accommodate politician after seat, his disastrously lost (6-6)
22d Wear for the first time fashion clothing line (3-2)

12a (or)Phan-Tom ('or' lacking)
10d Humpty-dumpty - 'MP' (in) 'duty' (after) 'humpty' (a low seat)
22d Try-on - 'ton' (fashion, clothing; containing) 'r(ailwa)y' (line)

Sorry to others, but having typed the clues...

[Mamyalynne]

19a Articles dipped in warm salt water that nanny did? (5)

Maaed

A + A In Med - sound of a Nanny goat

[venator]

Sorry, I was hoping someone had done it. Apologies for laziness.

The two I need are
19ac Articles dipped in warm salt water that nanny did? I have M???D and
20d Fellow celebrity I have ??I?T?R

[Lie-in King]

Oops, I missed the other two...

[Lie-in King]

20d Alister - fellow (name) & A-lister

[scorpiojo]

A-Lister

[aelmpvw]

20d alister?

[retrocop]

20d A Lister

[klazomaniac]

22 ton (fashion) with RY (railway/ line)

[mallyh]

maaed

[venator]

Thanks to all you Olympic Cruciverbalists!