8  Comparatively "catty" canine will cut it here in Germany (8)

 9  Uncontrolled radio has these limits (6)

10 Right about sea creature being dangerous! (4)

11 Is now out presumably to absorb ship's revelry (10)

12 Spoiling it all and excising a Roman tongue (3,5)

13 Going out, ambassador has to dress to the left (6)

15 With twirling hand, I wave (7)

17 Extremely grey Australian woman's keeping independent (7)

20 Abnormally dry - so seek these out? (6)

22 Month following a third awfully bad experience (4,4)

24 Protestant fitting in to seize gold medal position (10)

26 Turn left because of long river (4)

27 Lining American pockets care of Academy (6)

28 Former writer carrying forward index (8)

 2  Dotty cleaner running round on board cruiser? (5,5)

 3  Plonker with its ringing (6)

 4  National splitting hairs about Hindu deity (7)

 5  Bananas Theresa twists together (8)

 6  Zero dye (4)

 7  From whom one might borrow expert to pen article (6)

14 Good to eavesdrop, with light reflection (10)

16 Resolving impasse, say - though not competently? (8)

18 See in "Roman" city of France elevated remains from mill (8)

19 Confess to contract (7)

21 Latin American coming adrift in North Quay (6)

23 Enter corrected text in entirety, possibly? (6)

25 Picasso's father deserting country group (4)