Times xword 23,078

[elderly]

Stuck with a few. Help needed please.
11a Run into bad weather, taking old pass up (5)
??R??
12a Anxious Widmerpool should admit point (4)
?E?N
17a Late on this platform, cyclist is disheartened (4)
?I??
28a Paladin's men return to country (6)
R?L?N?

Thats the across now for down!

6d Care about short distance, being used to the area (6) H???I?

8d In its construction top of block may be soiled (4,6)
R??? N???E?
16d French politician's ancestral pedigree? (8)
G?U?L?S?
18d Perish, if encountering this at sea? (4,4)
?I?E SHIP
23d Get to break without seeing head (5)
R?A?H
25d Praise that man for speaking out (4)
?Y?N

I have not done a Times xword before and have got well stuck. These would see me finish!!

[burnhal]

18d fireship   (anag perish if)

[burnhal]

23d reach  (breach - b)

[burnhal]

28a roland

[shaneystar]

16D Gaullism

[shaneystar]

25d Hymn

[ST]

17a bier

[johnalex]

12a Keen (Kenneth 'Ken' Widmerpool, around 'E', compass 'point')

[elderly]

THANKS EVERYONE. nearly there. I have done
8d = roofgarden
only 11a and 6d left now.
Gee thanks very much

[johnalex]

Well done Elderly  -  Do we now have any additional letters for 11a and 6d? 

[elderly]

Thanks for the praise Johnalex.
11a now reads ??R?O
6d is now H???E?

I had made a mistake with 6d the 'I' should read E

[wideboy]

11a FORGO

6d HEFTED (don't like it)

[johnalex]

11a Forgo ('Fog' around 'R' for 'Run' + 'O' for 'Old')    

....Don't give up now

[elderly]

No I won't Johnalex.
Finished now.
Here's to the next one. Cheers.