Times Crossword 23,916

[New Seeker]

1 Down
Peddle part made by plant (7)
H _ W _ B _ T

7 Down
Gold in Sunshine State leads to area's growth
F_O_A

17 Down
Bubbly fellow's eating very soft little sweeties (7)
M _ P _ E _ S

20 Down
Beneath lettuce, spider regularly develops habit of crawling? (6)
_O_S_E

Any ideas, anyone, please?

Thanks in advance.

[hammersgirl]

1d Hawkbit ?
7d Flora (or in Fla -Florida)

[Lie-in King]

1d Hawk-bit
7d Fl-or-a - 'or' = gold + Fla = Florida
17d Mo-pp-ets - Moet's (champagne) + pp (very soft - music)
20d Cos-sie - 'sie' = regular letters from 'spider' - 'habit of crawling' = swimming clothes

[hammersgirl]

20d Cossie - cos(lettuce) + alternate letters of spider, being slang for swimming costume

[cheaton]

New Seeker, you may find an online crossword solver helpful... if you Google 'crossword solver' it gives you many options of sites where you can 'fill in the blanks'. I find the one about 7 places down (http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/solveit.html)
particularly helpful.