1: Road to conflict

5: Brown paper container

7: Ed.'s work pile

9: Fastens

10: Like a sleeping newborn

11: Channel events

14: Downcast

15: Vacation split

16: Rowed the boat

17: Guardian of underground treasures

18: Bold outlaw

20: Word at the start of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'

21: March 17th decorations

22: Report from a barrel

24: Look at closely

26: Look or must adjunct

27: Fish-fowl link

28: Strong connection

1: Stuff like that

2: Ump's counterpart

3: Butterflies

4: Partakes of

5: Lingerie shown during a preview?

6: Stand-up comedian's forte

7: Sources of power for the daily grind?

8: Withdrew

11: Good judgment

12: Tolerate a sideshow barker?

13: It's used to conceal actual plans

17: Butch and Sundance, e.g.

19: Principle in shingling

23: Queen of the coop

24: Animal on Michigan's state flag

25: Residue of a sort