27. small pheasant sounds ready to cower at adversity (5)
28. Insect order gains trilling singer - something like a ventriloquist on a bicycle? (11,7)
35. Glossy, crested plover, much reduced in recent years (7)
36. Specific volume, eg of beer, leads to trouble; duck! (7)
37. attractive trunk creeper; a dry fruit used by printer for shading (8)
40. Wader could be the lower limb of North american indian (8)