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Some help for the following will be appreciated, please:
ACROSS
11 Top flier backs helper fro sloth( 6 ): ????I?
15 The head that's characteristic of the Russian church ( 5): ?NI??
17 lay claim to 32s somehow ( 6 ): ??SE??
21 Caught fish, mushy peas and wine? ( 7 ): ????R??
26 Prince, lively, talking idly ( 9 ): ????T????
Thanks in advance!

15. onion (architectural feature)??

21 speared.
26. prattling?
re 17, do you have an answer to 32? (maybe an anagram of that answer)

11. acedia?

17. assert?
could 32 be taser - stare?

The clue for 32 was also a linked clue ...
32 D. 39-5 for the bird.

39 was...
39 A. What you may do after bad 'arvest? (6).

This is Starve
32 D is Starve-5, so Starve-V, Stare (bird).
17 A. is then Lay claim to 32s somehow (6)
This becomes 'stare's' - anagrammed this becomes 'assert', lay claim to.

thanks malone. all clear now.

I didn't know if you'd want that level of information, but I know I like to see how the various bits fit together!

glad you did malone, hope i didn't sound sarcastic.

No, you didn't sound at all sarcastic - so it's fine!