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Still got a long way to go but unable to parse some that I think I have. Could some kind person please confirm and explain:
10d one smoker lights grass, displacing 1000 in country
PANATELLA. Panama, replace the M but where does TELL come from?
55a incomplete grill in chassis of superb little banger
SQUIB. S and B from superb but QUI?
38d defaced timbers retain liquid splashed in bathroom
AFTERSHAVE. Apart from the definition, why?

10 Tell = Grass
55 Qui(z)

10 panatella
tell - grass (on)

10 tell (grass) inside pana(m)a
55 qui(z) inside s(uper)b
38 (r)afters (timbers) have (retain)

38 Rafters (timbers, defaced = remove the first/face letter) + Have. retain.

Many thanks jazz girl, malone and zozozo. I do like to understand why.