1: Defeated after losing leader, gets plastered (5)
3: Feel sick from crack? (3)
5: After a second, whip and rip (5)
8: Ditch a worker is cutting (9)
10: It comes to a point everyone heard (3)
11: The bandleader channels energy.(9)
12: Oriental talc dispenser deserves acclaim (5)
13: Slightest tales are twisted (5)
14: Dowdiest rear in Mexican party, almost (9)
16: End result of how rotgut's processed (9)
17: Poplar is like a writer (5)
19: Great crowd spirit (5)
21: At home, the rust Ive cleaned up was very invasive (9)
23: Sister gets nothing, we hear (3)
24: Defective gas meters for people who take chances (9)
25: Side-face, or front? (5)
26: However, you expect trouble at first (3)
27: Essentially, what boy is wearing (3,2)