8 Boast in a Siouan language (4)
9 Tea time for a honey-eater maybe (4,6)
10 Lots of simpletons lacking bit of nous (6)
11 Special device for separating milk; one producing whistling sound (8)
12 Electrical instrument cooked her toast (8)
14 Mongrel working old sheep (6)
16 Sacred creature rising in visibility (4)
17 Bonus arranged for warrant officer in the navy (5)
18 Beat covering of mattress (4)
19 Unwonted danger of a casual quick look (6)
21 Person who severely batters large shark (8)
23 Vivid colour of part of scratchcard in a lottery (8)
26 Give up employment and take a holiday in Vegas (6)
27 Kitchen instrument removing dreadful hole from damaged rocket launcher (10)
28 Ragged mass of hair of singular old witch (4)
1 Abnormal dislike of work, therefore primarily playing hookey or being inexplicably absent (10)
2 Unquestioningly believes son rolls around in mud (8)
3 Compensate for small deviation of voltage (6)
4 Served up neat gelatinous sweets (4)
5 These porters are surprisingly so modern (8)
6 Flexible sapling enveloping centre of taiga (6)
7 Virginia creeper covers small piece of ground (4)
13 Five involved in upset trial for telecommunication gadget (2,3)
15 Carthorses dancing for companies of musicians (10)
17 Type of architecture to forbid on Erie Canal from time to time (8)
18 Examine luggage; outcome of this action might set a precedent (4,4)
20 Work out logically that the devil takes in evil-doers essentially (6)
22 Return to former subject concerning forest greenery (6)
24 Lean on inverted musical instrument (4)
25 Resembling a corpse in Aberdeen (4)
1 Abnormal dislike of work, therefore primarily playing hookey or being inexplicably absent (10)