Times 25998

[mayab]

Stuck on two:-
8d. Likes dogwood ear say, loathed admitting thirst outside pub,,,(10) beginning with h

12d. Socrates did, endlessly shivering out in the cold (10)

[scorpiojo]

Ostracised ..Socrates di(d)

[mayab]

Sorry, predictive text,, Like do-gooder, say,

[scorpiojo]

Hyphenated, but can't parse ...can see hated (loathed)

[dannyk13]

ph (pub) in yen(thirst) in hated (loathed)

[ubasses]

hated round ph (pub) and yen (thirst)

[BlackadderV]

the answer is a hyphenated word. hated outside yen (thirst) and ph (public house).

[Larper]

25 A. Had room for second piano in rented property (5) s?e?t

24 D. One copper standing up to catch another fly (4) ?c?d

[scorpiojo]

S cu D

[BlackadderV]

Slept

[Larper]

Thanks, both of you. I had thought of 'slept' for 25 Across but couldn't work out the reasoning.

[scorpiojo]

S(econd) p(iano) let (rented)

[Larper]

Scorpiojo, thanks again. I'm sorry, but I still don't see how 'slept' equals 'had room for'. I'm probably missing something that's blindingly obvious!

[scorpiojo]

As in sleeps 2/4 etc?

[Larper]

Scorpiojo, that makes perfect sense - thanks very much for taking the time and trouble!