2. Finished
5. Slash
7. Talk volubly (3,2)
8. Whiskers in front of the ears
11. Specifications
13. Between a.m. and p.m
14. Strong dislike
15. Outsmart
16. Afloat
19. Exhaled hard
22. Emotional state
23. Finale
24. Cautiously (2,3-4)
25. Spools
26. Talent
27. Railroad track foundations

Down

1. For grooming hair
2. Beginning of an offensive
3. Communication medium
4. Concludes
5. Sound of a hog
6. Contraction of has not
9. Quarrel
10. Rackets
12. Forgiveness
15. Extinguished
16. In the middle of
17. Decay
18. Half-wit
19. To lose blood
20. Misplaces
21. Of Wales
23. Center