6 A communication (7)
7 Model of excellence (5)
9 Against (4)
10 State of being held in high esteem (10)
11 Strikingness (8)
13 Travelled on a wind-powered boat (6)
15 Concept (4)
17 Avoid (5)
18 Formerly (archaic) (4)
19 Rule (6)
20 Cause to become resentful (8)
23 One-sided (10)
26 What you might fill out (4)
27 Australian wild dog (5)
28 Sicko (7)
Down
1 Absorb (10)
2 Childless (6)
3 Pile (4)
4 Aversion (8)
5 Partially decayed vegetable matter (4)
6 Craze (5)
8 Pillagers (7)
12 Empower (5)
14 Recognized (10)
16 Submerged (7)
17 Charitable gift (8)
21 A short jacket for women (6)
22 Type of heron (5)
24 Fluff (4)
25 Wholly absorbed (4)