Cryptic 2703

[creamegg]

1d- fully convinced, as result of development
p?????v?

2d- evasion from a spokesperson about level of fighting
a?????n??

3d- month with foreigner in centre for traditional dance
m?????e

8d- in various forms, theyre used in cooking history, as follows
p???a?

10a- its hard to be penniless
?????

12a- oddly i used to change outside, thats doubly tiresome
??????s

17a- treatment of main water supply is nationalised in error
???a?i?i?????n

11a- europeans from north and south accepted by chaps of the old school
e?t?n?a??

[shoota]

12a Tedious

[mac44]

17a. desalination

[shoota]

12a Desalinisation

[pixie373]

1 positive
2 avoidance
12 tedious
11 estonians

[shoota]

11a Estonians

[shoota]

3d maypole

[Wharton]

11a Estonians

[creamegg]

thankyou...can you help with these
15d- pure like an unadorned lily, so to speak
g?i?????s - guiltless?

19d- using shot in a hospital for extreme pain
a?????h - absinth?

23a- requirement covering label overturned, nullified
n?????d

25a- clumsy writer held back by the aforementioned article
??E?t

[mahonia]

3d maypole

[shoota]

25a Inept

[creamegg]

will 10a, see above, be stony?

[Wharton]

25a inept

[shoota]

Could well be CE, have you got any letters?

[elliemay1]

25 inept

[creamegg]

s?o?y after the answers i have had

[Oldred]

15d guiltless

[Wharton]

15d yes (guiltless/giltless)

[shoota]

Then yes, and I think your other suggestions are good too ;-)

[Ouzel]

23a Negated

[mahonia]

19d anguish