1. Total absence of light (9)
6. Warning signal (5)
9. Socks or stockings (7)
10. Warlike (7)
11. Request (7)
12. Emissaries (7)
13. Receiver (9)
15. Trunk (5)
16. Out of place (5)
19. Naiveté (9)
22. Repeat (7)
23. Lack of success (7)
25. Temporary (7)
26. A large mass of floating ice (7)
27. Sedate (5)
28. Autograph (9)
Down
1. Banknotes (5)
2. Cherubic (7)
3. Patella (7)
4. Everglades bird (5)
5. Dimwit (9)
6. Okay (7)
7. Pilot (7)
8. A significant event in your life (9)
13. The facts of the situation (9)
14. The outer layer of the skin (9)
17. Lethargy (7)
18. Featured (7)
20. A mythical creature (7)
21. French for "New" (7)
23. Cast out (5)
24. US bird symbol (5)