Very grateful for all help with these clues please.
23ac: “Getting On on a grand scale? That’s manipulation (9).”
24dn: “Fighters batting, cool test (8).”
28ac: “Sporting club needing tutelage if hammered, fighting repercussions? (6,7).”
37ac: “Brush back (7).”
42ac: “Become more sympathetic, maybe, or arrogant (6).”