Thanks for those kind words, sudokulover. Re 'unsteadfast' I think I tried to make an anagram out of 'fate daunts'+ the 't' ('primarily thus' - I used the first letter in 'thus').
I'm still battling with this.
28 A. Birds mostly disnatured when flying (9) ??ur???a?
PS. There are some clashing letters in some clues, so I cannot guarantee what I have. Sorry!