14a rubber housing of one part is set up (13) is contraceptive, I think. Contrive is set up. But that leaves ACEPT. I can't see one part other than ,oh, ace and pt?
27a letter read out to staff is about final plans to acquire colony(6,7) is Cayman islands I think.
I=cay, letter read out, man=staff, is, plan(s) about land=acquire. Is that correct?...
13a the sort of beast the solver sounds like (3) I thought ewe but it does not fit with 8d rambling poetry if no good is deadening(10) for which I have T-R---Y-N, which is possibly terrifying or...
16d first worries raised about electronic part of racket (5,4) is sweet spot but I can't parse it. Also, 13a linger keeping quiet and capture bird is surely lapwing ?