1/21a Sought when standing, ignored after sitting: democracy's demotic mandate (3.7,4) ??? ????L?H ????
2d Sounds like the singer carries a note (6_) ?W????
28a Allow for a settling period-as Bill gates might have prescribed (4.2,4)
10a /24d Frittering might account for consumers lack of it (8,5) ???????G ?O???
11a A study in the dark of the dark (6) O?????
12/15a Takeaway this Christmas ... Eve? asks Adam (5,4) ????? ??B?
Many thanks for any help. Not doing so well