8  Secret coteries busted! (8)

 9  Crop and wings of extinct bird found earlier (6)

10 As an alternative, lawyer's available to make will (6)

11 Eastern, hybrid ant's in window (8)

12 Outfit says a toast to end of war (3-5)

13 Article on sibling, in brief or an essay? (6)

14 We heard flier at Delta, banned from port, was the inspiration for De Mestral's invention (7)

17 Rescue tailless, small bird and revive (7)

20 Duty of 'Doctors Without Borders':Treatment and essential aid (6)

22 Lights devices emitting lead to catch bird (8)

25 Mother bird in the middle of alleyway finds rubbish (8)

26 South American bird's watering hole (6)

27 Are motels somewhat secluded? (6)

28 First off, works hard-gets strong as rock (3,5)

 2  Son's ambushed and beaten (8)

 3  Avant-garde item of jewellery's in iron casing (6)

 4  Oddly, see royal outside bird transport (7)

 5  Sparkling silver fragments (8)

 6  Extremely boastful, one without a bit of delicacy, but fair (6)

 7  Vet's aide administered tranquilliser (8)

15 One abandoning education idly, that's like a bitter pill perhaps (8)

16 Bird gets fruit mostly, and legume (8)

18 Furtive, scared at first, bird's extremely hungry, accepts a bit of tuna (8)

19 Womanizer uses wile to ensnare a young celeb.ultimately (7)

21 Object about an issue (6)

23 Players, let's reassemble and huddle! (6)

24 New boy quits band, he's an idiot (6)