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1 Across, A church is 27 28 (5)
{27= satisfied with greeting in Carol's embrace an indefinable feeling (9) 28 = Across, Suspicious following attempt to secure (5) }

4 Across, Tense,odd bloke is 27 28 (9)

9 Across, Theatre friend's coming back for girl in 20s (7)

10 Across, Priest coming in to train wanting reduction of the belly (7)

Compiler - PHI

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9a flapper

9a: flapper= girl in 20s
rep- theatre
pal- friend
both reversed
f- fine

10a: coeliac = of the belly
Eli - priest
coac(h) - train (reduced)

27/28 something /fishy

27 so met hi ng
carol = song
satisfied = met
greeting = hi

I can see the definition for fishy but cannot parse it.

1a per ch

If 27/28 is something/ fishy, that makes 1a: perch
per- a
ch - church

4 trumpeter
t rum peter

Good Morning to you all and many thanks to all who contributed.