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Hi sunray. The definition for 10d is in the clue for 17d. Some people use the word to also mean affairs or flings.

Thanks orson.
I do not know how it parses.
I have entire right side to work out so do not know if my answer is correct. But there are two Cs and two Ls in the answer.

Does 28d begin with a C?

Yes, 28 D does begin with a C.

Thanks malone.
May be back.

Hi all

10D parses as Cailles (French for quail), with CAES i.e. 'Main course initially dished up' incorporating 'ILL' i.e.'wrong'.

Thanks muraria.
Would have never got it.

What is parsing for 16a?

Finally uncoiling hose perhaps, in elegant movement (5)

Hi Sunray

No problem! Think 16A is G ("finally uncoiling") + RACE (= "ho(u)se perhaps").

Thanks muraria.

I found this absorbing once I understood the preamble. I often have difficulty parsing. I did find it daunting to go through the preamble (during my first posts) and turast understood my predicament there. It’s good for me to know that other people struggle too. So I’m grateful for all the additional posts once I got the ball (snowball!) rolling today.

Jogamel, I often struggle to understand preambles myself - and even once I know what's going on, I'd be hard-pushed to explain it to anyone else! I'm glad Turast helped you there.