Cryptic Crossword

[Nacnud Wod]

11a Bit of music a person might use to dance friskily --S-R
21a Figure officer commanding has identifying mark on --G-N--
24a Gospel story,maybe about scholar fit to be forgiven
-A---A----
6d Priceless fragment of stone from Jericho's walls R---
18d Free twisted nut with volatile solvent -----H--
25d Women threshing rye in empty barrel --R--

Any ideas Thanks

[tyrepill]

6d Rich 25d Beryl

[BigMac]

Is 25d womAn or womEn? If it's woman, then the answer's probably Beryl, an anagram of rye with B and L (the contents of barrel having been removed).

[tyrepill]

21a Cogent ?

[Nacnud Wod]

21A is --G-N--

[kettledrum]

24a pardonable - parable round don

[ulysses100]

18dn unt ether

[Nacnud Wod]

Thank you for pardonable that means that 21 down is oddityand gives me another clue which was wrong
14d Self-importance heralding stress -R---N-I--
also 21a now strats with an O it is O---N--
Thanks

[Lie-in King]

14d Pre-tension

[Lie-in King]

21a Oc-tag-on (?)

[sarumite]

21a Oc + tag +on .... Octagon

[Nacnud Wod]

Thanks just one to get.
11a Bit of music a person might use to dance friskily C-S-R

[Lie-in King]

"Bit of musi-c a per</b/-son..."

[Lie-in King]

Sorry! "Bit of musi-c a per-son..."

[Nacnud Wod]

Thank you so much I am hopeless at crptic crosswords and appreciate when you explain the answer
You can go back to sleep now