1: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)
 3: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)
 5: Mortified humans - fifty per cent felt great pity (7)
 8: Believer in esoteric powers is joining quasi-religious group in October (9)
 11: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)
 13: Scotsman to notice fundamental singular metaphysical entity (5)
 14: Runner or dramatist in play (13)
 16: Stupidly sits in ice, snow with Packers fans? (13)
 19: Stories least translated (5)
 22: Heavy metal group X (4)
 23: A contractor builds or he rents (9)
 25: Actors were first to have moved on board (7)
 26: Therefore, finish off this bit of work (3)
 27: Backblock not all there (3)