Related Clues:

• 17-Across, literally: Fr
• A bird; converse
• Angers people having private conversation
• Privately shared four meals, only one completed
• The smoking aftermath of hostilities
• Talk informally; bird
• Bird predator finds hard to catch
• French attitude includes inconsequential dialogue
• Bird; talk
• Communication by flier
• Small meeting of heads in Paris about opening of academy
• Vacate the quads, hosting a private conversation
• Talk about bowler, say
• Cap put on carbon gas
• Inconsequential dialogue is part of French attitude