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28a. Excessive anger leaving university too young
UNDERAGE

16d. Incomplete clue for party?
HALF-DONE

14d. Study cites ruins in Byzantine state
SCRUTINISE

(this is an anagram but I've never seen 'Byzantine state' as an anagram indicator before)

11a. One in bed appeared to have a bad back
CAMELLIA

Parses for the above please.

28 Undue Rage, remove a U, leaving university, Und e Rage. Underage

"Party" in crosswords is often "do", so "half-done". A sort of backwards clue

14 Byzantine can mean compicated or mixed up

11 has CAME and AIL (backwards), but I'm missing an L

Thanks chrise and Malone

18a. Getting back, have left for cat
PUMA

3d. Pineapple and some bananas eaten (not "ate") in class
HAND GRENADE

9a. Finally fed such a man here?
DINNER

16a. One from dairy chain picked up
FETA

Parses for the above please.

18 AM UP backwards? Not very good

3 HAND of bananas, then E(ate)N in GRADE (class?) Pineapple was a slang word for a hand grenade.

9 There's an expression about feeding the "inner man"

16 ?

16 sounds like (!) FETTER, as in chain?

Thanks chrise, I think you're right on all of those.

24a. Most important backing in a live case
ABLATIVE

20d. On diary confirm date, at first not offering money
IN KIND

4d. West Coast city teams caught trailing present carrier
SANTA CRUZ

19d. Extra clerical vestment picked up
SURPLUS

Parses for the above please.

24 VITAL backwards in A BE (live)

20 ?

4 SANTA (present carrier), then sounds like CREWS (teams)

19 sounds like SURPLICE (worn by vicars)