1: Woodland deity posed six months (5)
3: On the canvas from third strike (3)
5: Not make it around first lash of whip (5)
8: Get rid of Tom for trip to North Pole (3,6)
10: Ball tops over-ripe bananas (3)
11: Undersized ones gripping coin, for starters (9)
12: Performer causes agent to lose head (5)
13: Prom couple steals crown from teen dress up (5)
14: Gambled on wicked stunt-man (9)
16: Accentuated the negative cry of pain during stop over? (9)
17: Understood I engaged in diplomacy (5)
19: Jules never dances (5)
21: Taper rude, non-standard deviation (9)
23: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)
24: These people don't know 'Cats' song I arranged (9)
25: Screams Yes! around line 50 (5)
27: Dragon's heart eaten by god of heathens (5)