1 Rigidity (9)
6 Celebrations (5)
9 Jaunty (7)
10 A gland found near the kidneys (7)
11 Varnish (7)
12 A thousand thousands (7)
13 Pleased (9)
15 A literary style (5)
16 Breastplate (5)
19 Receiver (9)
22 Before long (7)
23 Rebuffed (7)
25 Small falcon (7)
26 Quip (7)
27 Gentle push (5)
28 Faiths (9)
Down
1 Thralls (5)
2 Modulate one's speech (7)
3 Idiosyncrasies (7)
4 Moral principle (5)
5 Convulsive (9)
6 Front limb of a horse (7)
7 Stress (7)
8 Lustrous or brilliant (9)
13 Exuvia (9)
14 Deviating from the usual (9)
17 Lubricated (7)
18 Nemesis (7)
20 Sulking (7)
21 Trade stoppage (7)
23 The grave (5)
24 Hemispherical roofs (5)