Independent On Sunday

[Gallifrey]

Stuck on these clues,would appreciate any help with them,thanks.
1 across- A long sentence from Greek letter is made into a book(4,2,2)
??I? ?? P?
9 across- Valuable record in good cover(8)??O???U?
14 across-Check into an empty Savoy,it's close(6)?N???Y
19 across- Kit bag's contents held by Dad's Army's Arthur(formally) (7)
??C????

[Lie-in King]

1a Life of Pi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_pi

[slaney]

1. Life of Pi

[Lie-in King]

9a P-rec-ious (?)

[Lie-in King]

14a Sticky (close) - 'tick' (check, in) S(avo)y (empty)

[tommy.toon]

19A: m(A)r lowe ?

[bibblebub]

24a) MARLOWE [= kit, Christopher Marlowe]

bags' contents = A
dad's army's arthur(formally) = MR. LOWE

MaR LOWE

[Lie-in King]

Doh! Couldn't get past "Uncle Arthur" :-)

[Gallifrey]

Many thanks Lie-in King, tommy.toon,slaney and bibblebub. :))

[Gallifrey]

Re Independent 1170,for 23 across-Ducks stand in ponds and start to swim in them(9),I have submerses.Can anyone confirm this please? If correct ,this leaves 20 down- European,say,chewed a piece of cake(4) E?S?

[Neveracrossword]

Easy - anagram of 'e'(uropean) + 'say'.

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, yes, to 'submerses'.

[bibblebub]

23a) yes

20d) easy = e + anagram of 'say'

[Gallifrey]

Many thanks Neveracrossword and bibblebub. :))