6 Not a departure (7)
7 Rhyme (5)
9 Poke (4)
10 Dominated (10)
11 Burdened (8)
13 A stage of life (2 words) (6)
15 Prefix indicating "Within" (4)
17 In a way, connected (5)
18 Mats (4)
19 Excretes (6)
20 Make less (8)
23 Travellers (10)
26 A vaulted recess on a building (4)
27 The Evil One (5)
28 Argent (7)
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1 Colossal (10)
2 A lon-legged black & white shorebird (6)
3 Tribe (4)
4 Master (8)
5 Seed coat (4)
6 Consent (5)
8 Came out (7)
12 Summoned sufficient courage (5)
14 Belittled (10)
16 Cancelled (7)
17 Squanderers (8)
21 Expensive (6)
22 Effeminate (5)
24 Armada (4)
25 Where birds live (4)