Nothing special, clunked through it all. Monday done.

Across

1

Harry cabled me when in the doldrums (8)
BECALMED — anagram (harry) of CABLED ME

6

Turn on spot to get spectacular views on laptop (6)
SWIVEL — anagram (spectacular) of VIEWS, L (first letter of lap)

9

Rubbish out of this world "business" trip (6)
JUNKET — JUNK (rubbish) ET (out of this world)

10

Writer has no inclination to import Versace tops (8)
NOVELIST — NO VE (top letters of Versace) LIST (inclination)

11

Take cable off the cafe table to serve cheese (4)
FETA — caFE TAble without cable

12

Pupil starts off long dreary period on a devotional journey (10)
PILGRIMAGE — puPIL (without first two letters) GRIM AGE (long dreary period)

14

Worker has to make a reservation according to manual (8)
HANDBOOK — HAND (worker) BOOK (to make a reservation)

16

Skidded onto second cover (4)
SLID — S (second) LID (cover)

18

Type of wolf who talks up a loan (4)
LONE — homophone of LOAN

19

However, it's a large and timeless notion (8)
ALTHOUGH — A L (large) THOUGHt (notion) without t (time)

21

Squash court sitting in musicians' free for all (3,7)
JAM SESSION — JAM (squash) SESSION (court sitting)

22

Use a fine riddle (4)
SIFT — double def.

24

Don't start with the, 'Who me? Only reporter with a mortgage?' (4,4)
HOME LOAN — wHO ME (without first letter), homophone of LONE (only)

26

Oddly, no raid is a raid (6)
INROAD — anagram (oddly) of NO RAID

27

Say yes, to a perfume, say (6)
ASSENT — homophone of A SCENT (perfume)

28

Way of being good looking and carpeted? (8)
RUGGEDLY — cryptic def.

Down

2

Ooze like uninhibited sexy dudes (5)
EXUDE — sEXy dUDEs, each without outside letters

3

We deal with dark swan's lack of grace (11)
AWKWARDNESS — anagram (deal) of WE DARK SWAN'S

4

Encountered a short aphorism defining a figure of speech (8)
METAPHOR — MET (encountered) APHORism (without last letters)

5

Utterly outwitted. Cooked and eaten? (4,4,1,6)
DONE LIKE A DINNER — cryptic def.

6

To cut off sweetheart is harsh! (6)
SEVERE — SEVER (to cut off) E (middle letter of sweet)

7

Peels pills poorly (3)
ILL — pIILs without outside letters

8

Relaxed and a little less queasy on the way there (4-5)
EASY-GOING — EASY (queasy, without first letters) GOING (on the way there)

13

Put the wrong spin on cousin's term work (11)
MISCONSTRUE — anagram (work) of COUSIN'S TERM

15

Not normal for new manuals to include two rings (9)
ANOMALOUS — anagram (new) of MANUALS O O (rings)

17

Mind blowing street running off to the right (8)
STUNNING — ST (street) rUNNING without r (right)

20

Armed guard for a sex worker? (6)
ESCORT — double def.

23

Weak and strong go by train (5)
FRAIL — F (strong) RAIL (train)

25

Second person to mention a sheep? (3)
EWE — homophone of YOU (second person)