1: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)
2: Rooster embraces fool in a frock (7)
3: Determined attack on a moribund collection (4,3)
4: Bend in the middle and wind back (3)
5: Solo, the pilot rises? No way (3)
6: Cooped up in Essex: pelicans, it would turn out (5)
9: A quaintly pleasing accent (5)
10: Squeeze in a pash (5)
11: Equips for attacks (4)
12: Bite and flip over -- one way to win a wrestling match (3)
15: Stomach-wobbling menu to follow recipe (5)
17: Get into the archeology scene. (3)
18: Elected to instruct audit of electronic giant (5)
21: Aboard a ship is shipping magnate (7)
22: They are instrumental in petty swindles (7)
23: Bloomer made by member of string quartet (5)
25: One may be transported by this kiss, it's said (3)
26: I am reported to leer (3)
27: Tweak with wrong end of a pin (3)