Cryptic crossword No 1,536

I persevered largely to work out what 1a was and was not disappointed. Truly absurd vocabulary, unexpectedly kind clues. Thank you.

I enjoyed watching Liari solve this on the replay, impressive stuff! Thanks for the puzzle.

Thanks Pixlate, super stuff - some great words involved, needed to use the check button a fair bit, but managed the majority through clear clues. Faves 1a (for the audacity), 11a, 26a, 27a, 4d, 6d, 16d, 17d & 24d. Spoiler ...