Sat Tel Cryptic 27833

[chokkie]

having some trouble with this today, any offers of help much appreciated ....

1d a thousand must tuck into seafood or starve (6) ????s?
1a PIeces of eight? start to find a great deal in the morning (7) ??o????
17d large plant cut down by a certain valued friend (8) ?r?a????
28a squadron leader has Princess back round - about to get in gin (7)
27a expensive article in French tower (7) s?????e

Many thanks, Chox.

[1ozzy]

17d) Tre a sure

[1ozzy]

1d) Famish

[The_Gate]

1a) FLOTSAM

[The_Gate]

27a) Steeple

[chokkie]

sorry, a couple more - completely stumped ...

19d a Scottish inventor with nothing raised capital in America (6) ?t?a??
23d I long to take in new kind of music (5) i????

Many thanks, Chox.

[The_Gate]

19d) OTTAWA (Watt...)
23d) INDIE

That makes 28a) E_S_A_E - i can't see it.

[emeritus]

19 otawa

[emeritus]

Ottawa sorry

[1ozzy]

28a) ensnare

[chokkie]

28a ensnare
so just 25a left ... as before:

try to catch eccentric knave perhaps (5,4) c?u?t ?a?d
?court hand?

Thanks, chox.

[sandyRoe]

Court card

[chokkie]

Thank you everyone, all done now. Couldn't see some of them for looking! to name but one "court card". Cheers, enjoy Saturday. Chox.

[BrackenBelle]

1d famish a m - a thousand in 'fish'
27a expensive - steep + French article 'le' = steeple

[1ozzy]

Thank you ;-)