No 5 Ironically, taking it surpasses everything (7)
No 7 Her pills didnt "--------" better, so she's still ill (8)
No 8 South African citrus fruit but no 2nd vowel. That's fishy (6)
No 17 If you go _____ then you come to B (5)
No 18 Apparently Mr Universe has quite a few (6)
No 27 1,000 int 50 turns a gangster into a crustacean