8 Highest degree attainable (4)
9 Annoying (10)
10 Whine tearfully (6)
11 A dark purple blackberry-like fruit (8)
12 Precipitation (4)
13 Resembling a disease of unknown origin (10)
17 Plant with trumpet-shaped flowers (4)
18 Not outer (5)
19 Dull pain (4)
20 Portion (10)
22 A type of gambling card game (4)
23 For some teens, punished (8)
27 Half of sixty (6)
28 Fanatic (10)
29 Tart spiciness (4)
Down
1 Offend or outrage (10)
2 Divinely (8)
3 Agitation (10)
4 "Smallest" particle (4)
5 Bobbin (4)
6 A distinct feature or element (6)
7 Chieftain (4)
14 A region of western Asia Minor (5)
15 Insight (10)
16 Acquiring through succession (10)
19 Ails (8)
21 Grab (6)
24 Looted (4)
25 "Darn!" (4)
26 Unable to hear (4)