9. It measures heat, more unusually, within hot cupel, possibly (12) t?s?m?c?u?l?
29. Such paragons of virtue are not commonly put on board (6) ?a?n?s . I'm assuming it's saints and that it's a nautical superstition that a sailor doesn't take images of saints on board a ship !!
36. Claims 7 turns away (6) ?v?r?s. Averts undoubtedly and I get the avers ( claims ) bit but not the reference to 7 and the appearance of a T.