1: Mann's 'Death in Venice' Dorothy sent up (3)
2: Recorder describes Mr. Quayle: a little crazy person, quick on his feet (3-6)
3: Fewer chant Sumo beaten (3,2,4)
4: Authoritative feline vet, perhaps, spreading cure (9)
5: Boasts about the birds (5)
6: Its out-of-date to need a permit for the course (5)
7: Robe's eyelet exposes more than fat (5)
8: More up-to-date way for Oscar to greet Felix? (7)
11: Neil lost a letter and ended up with nothing (3)
14: Rita Mears breaks wind near a plane (9)
15: Overly flattering, interminably grown-up and a conservative (9)
16: Fade over a tape, when edited (9)
17: Wine and cheese brought back by Gershwin? (7)
19: Prohibit an attorney's organization (3)
21: Some unpretentious language! (5)
22: Wild rose engulfs one willow (5)
23: Demand payment? Just so! (5)
27: Frost to cover the cake (3)