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Oh dear, some weeks I do so well on this, but this is one of those other weeks.
I think I've got these two but am not sure.
10a Taking portside tack, gamble for ship (5)
Sloop? IE pools or gamble backwards, though that doesn't explain the 'taking portside tack' bit.
56a I regret snatching it back, a huge area of land (7)
Eurasia? I can see the I and Rue backwards and the final 'a' but that leaves an unexplained 'as' in the middle.

"it" is "sex appeal / SA

Hi Strangelybrown,

in 10a the "portside tack" means it's written right to left rather than left to right.


56a The "it" means 'sex appeal' shortened to SA

Thank you both. It = sex appeal = SA is one of those annoying things you either know or don't, and if you don't then no amount of thinking about it will get you there. I cannot think of any circumstances in which someone might use 'SA' to mean sex appeal.

....except in crosswords, where "IT" and "SA" are distressingly common, strangleybrown!

But 'SA' as an abbreviation for sex appeal? I'm just saying that the use of language in a crossword ought to have some resemblance to its use in the real world and no one ever says 'SA' when they mean sex appeal.

Stuck on this lot.

23a Slug sandwiches infiltrating Spanish tapas starters, frantic! (10)
-i-t-a-g-t
29a Full - all holes (5)
Round?
35d Supporter tipping out hot drinks (11).
Scaffolding fits.

35 Scaffolding, supporter. Scalding = hot, Off = out, tipping = it goes the other way, it's a Down clue. Sca ffo lding.

29 Yes, Round, double definitions. Full, and all holes in a game of golf.

23 DISTRAUGHT fits the definition and letter pattern, but I can't parse it at all!

DRAUGHT for "slug"? A bit loose!
with Infiltrating Spanish Tapas "starters" inside?