5  ... bird food (8)

 9  Holy woman has cosmetic meant for the eye round her ear? (8)

10 Level of acidity on Malta that's brought up during cold spell (6)

11 Chap having a hand in large bird facility involving a degree of mayhem (10)

12 Crude measure of drunkenness went awry (4)

13 Poster's inwardly cross to be truncated (8)

16 Triumph one cheers - first for island (6)

17 Cunning recommendation to evade costs of recycling? (3-3)

19 Somewhat pompous clergyman with floppy inside wanting small surgical procedure (8)

21 Defect in communication on Titanic resulting in thinking the unthinkable (4)

22 Role abroad for which he's fully capitalised (10)

25 A sin? Yes (6)

26 High opening offer from broadcaster with no films or sport? (8)

27 Aretha, desperate, is after work that may be contracted in the theatre (5,3)

28 Woeful result for province (6)

 2  Universal support for tramp's spoken verse (5)

 3  Prior to jaunt I laugh internally (5)

 4  Worker's capture that shocked Bracknell (7)

 5  Given limited freedom old thief keeps character hidden (7)

 6  Bond, under criticism, left for the Marines (7)

 7  Visit key sites one after another (6-3)

 8  Missing Warne's fourth Gatting was out, showing plenty of energy (9)

14 Clicking on security feature in new driver after Intel bug fixed (7,2)

15 Bowling along wearing 27? (2,3,4)

18 Putty-like lumps afford youngsters days of hilarity initially (4-3)

19 Take care of an issue not of one's own making? (4-3)

20 Would you believe it, your advice is needed? (1,3,3)

23 Sect rejecting motorised transport lacks horse on Sabbath - that's unsatisfactory (5)

24 Pigment obtained from river in missile launch site (5)