Thank you to Filbert. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Across
1. Italian child leaving home with nothing shoots to eat (6)
BAMBOO : “bambino”(Italian for “child”) minus(leaving) “in”(“home”, as in “I’m home most evenings”) plus(with) O(letter representing 0/nothing).
From ground: 
… to table: 
5. Macabre S Korean survival show shunned by American press (7)
SQUIDGE : “Squid Game”(a macabre television series from South Korea, featuring contestants playing games, with the losers killed) minus(shunned by) “Am”(abbrev. for “American”).
Defn: To crush/….
9. Yogi, say, won Barbera endless spoils (5,4)
BROWN BEAR : Anagram of(… spoils) [WON + “Barbera” minus its last letter(endless) ].
Defn: An example of which/say, is Yogi Bear, the popular cartoon character created by Hannah-Barbera.
10. Arm waving in front of driver with decapitated snake (5)
WIPER : W(abbrev. for “with”) plus(with) 1st letter deleted from(decapitated)“viper”(a venomous snake).
Defn: The blade/arm waving on and sweeping off rain from the windscreen in front of a vehicle driver.
11. Though less than satisfactory, what EV’s range is? (2,3,2,2,4)
AS FAR AS IT GOES : Defines the range of I (Roman numeral for 1/a) T(in physics, symbol for “Tesla”, a unit of magnetic flux density) with Tesla also a particular brand of electric vehicles/EVs whose logo is a stylised T).
14. Settle back in bed? OK, reluctantly (7)
DISPOSE : Last letter of(back in) “bed” + [I S’POSE](an informal spoken contraction of “I suppose” which is an expression of a reluctant agreement/OK).
Defn: To resolve/…, say, an issue.
16. Top part of UK for cider and nice apple (7)
SWEATER : SW(abbrev. for “South West” refering to that part of England, UK within which is West County, main producer of English cider) + EATER(an informal term for a nice-to-eat apple).
Defn: …/a garment for one’s upper body.
17. Orpheus played for support underground, perhaps (5,2)
SHORE UP : Anagram of(… played) ORPHEUS.
Defn: To support/hold up with props or beams, as in an underground mine, perhaps.
And in Greek mythology, Orpheus played the lyre in the underworld (presumably underground) during his effort to rescue his wife.
19. Flog half of Scotch eggs, saving the last (7)
SCOURGE : 1st 3 of 6 letters of(half of) “Scotch” + “urges”(eggs on/encourages) minus its last letter(saving the last).
Defn: To …/whip someone.
20. Exhume Caesar’s heart with Catholic priest unconcerned (13)
DISINTERESTED : DISINTER(to exhume/to dig out, say, a corpse from the ground) + middle 2 letters of(…’s heart) “Caesar” plus(with) TED(Father …, Catholic priest in the eponymous TV sitcom).
23. Source of tea in tea cups? (5)
CHINA : Double defn: 1st: Country where China tea comes from; and 2nd: Ceramic ware, including tea cups, originally from China,.
24. Hot breezes please setter in salon (9)
HAIRSPRAY : H(abbrev. for “hot”) + AIRS(breezes/light winds) + PRAY(like “please”, used when making polite requests).
Defn: A solution to set your hair/keep it in place.
26. Deadly sportsman twirling stick at amateur (7)
MATADOR : Reversal of(… twirling) [ ROD(a thin straight bar/stick) + AT + AM(abbrev. for “amateur”) ].
Defn: Participant in a blood sport (sportsman?), deadly for the target.
27. Penetrating offensive reported after call for peace (6)
SHREWD : Homophone of(… reported) “rude”(offensive/impolite) placed after(after) SH!(a call for peace and quiet).
Defn: …/perceptive.
Down
2. Cool, trick answer entered upside down (5)
ALOOF : Reversal of(… entered upside down, in a down clue) [ FOOL(to trick/deceive) + A(abbrev. for “answer”) ].
Defn: …/not friendly.
3. Make criminal steal flip-flops (3)
BAN : Reversal of(… flip-flops) NAB(to steal/take illegally).
Defn: …/to outlaw.
4. Suspect severe cop exposed witness unintentionally (7)
OVERSEE : Anagram of(Suspect) [ SEVERE + “cop” minus its 1st and last letters(exposed) ].
Defn: …/to catch sight of by accident.
5. Cloud begins lifting around you (7)
STRATUS : Reversal of(… lifting, in a down clue) STARTS(begins/commences) containing(around) U(“you” in texting).
Defn: …, one that forms a continuous horizontal sheet).
6. Disorderly house women left, lacking family values? (11)
UNWHOLESOME : Anagram of(Disorderly) [ HOUSE WOMEN + L(abbrev. for “left”) ].
Defn: Morally depraved, lacking of family values included.
7. Duke vacated seat taken by needy customer at bank (9)
DEPOSITOR : “Duke” minus its inner letters(vacated) + [ SIT(seat/fit in position) contained in(taken by) POOR(needy/lacking something) ].
8. Make vase out of your mug? (4)
EARN : Homophone of(…out of your mug/coming from your face) “urn”(a vase, usually for holding the ashes of a cremated person).
Defn: …/gain money or profit.
9. Wave‘s concave shape beneath hulls (8)
BRANDISH : DISH(the form of a depression/a concave shape, such as “the dish of a wheel”) placed below(beneath, in a down clue) BRAN(hulls/husks of grain).
Defn: … about to display/attract attention
12. Smallest union member wobbly on his ladder (5,6)
RHODE ISLAND : Anagram of(wobbly) ON HIS LADDER.
Answer: The smallest member state of the United States of America.
13. Helpful diner ordered in hurry (8)
FRIENDLY : Anagram of(… ordered) DINER contained in(in) FLY(to hurry/move quickly).
15. Bank blown up in winter? (9)
SNOWDRIFT : Cryptic defn: A bank/heap formed from snow carried by the wind/blown up and deposited.
18. Potentially big game that woman starts with deep breath (7)
PANTHER : HER(pronoun for “that woman”) placed below(starts with, in a down clue) PANT(noisy deep gasp/breath).
Defn: Potentially/perhaps, a large animal to be hunted for sport.
19. Type that is limited by small muscles (7)
SPECIES : IE(abbrev. for “id est”/that is) contained in(limited by) [ S(abbrev. for “small”) + PECS(informal term for “pectoral muscles”) ].
21. Cast connected by phone to the audience (5)
THREW : Homophone of(… to the audience) “through”(connected by phone, as when one tells the caller “I’ll put you through to him”).
22. Unreal opportunity, those backing this magic formula claim (4)
SCAM : Rescpective last letters of(those backing) “this magic formula claim”.
Defn: …, just too good to be true.
25. Man tapped on the shoulder is turning back to customer (3)
SIR : Reversal of(… turning) IS + last letter of(back to) “customer”.
Answer: The title of a man who is knighted in a ceremony that includes being tapped on the shoulder(s) with a sword.
Usual splendid stuff from Filbert – I loved the defs for WIPER, RHODE ISLAND and SIR. Other big ticks for BAMBOO, BROWN BEAR, SCOURGE, BAN, DEPOSITOR, BRANDISH, SNOWDRIFT, PANTHER and SPECIES.
I ended up with an unparsed SQUIDGE having never – thankfully – encountered the game show.
Thanks both
Enjoyed SHREWD, ‘the smallest union member’, SNOWDRIFT and ‘I s’pose’ for ‘OK reluctantly’ among others gems. Thanks scchua ‘n FILBERT.
Filbert never ceases to amaze. Splendid stuff indeed.
A typicat neat and nifty puzzle from Filbert. One of those weird coincidences where there’s almost an unintended alternative parsing: I initially solved Penetrating offensive reported after call for peace (6) as STRONG. ST (supposed alternative to SH in Chambers) + RONG (homophone of WRONG, i.e. offensive) for STRONG, a synonym of “penetrating” in the sense of a penetrating smell… I then had to unpick that later in the solve and was pleased Filbert hadn’t actually used the obscure ST!
Excellent as always. I needed a wordsearch to get DISPOSE, but I smiled at I spose.
Thanks both. Clear favourite RHODE ISLAND partly as we have relatives there. I struggled hugely with DISPOSE not recognising it as a synonym of settle, and I s’pose was too inventive for my Sunday brain, as was ‘out of your mug’ for a homophone indicator in EARN….really?
….I did intend to add that CHINA also places ‘in’ in ‘cha’ (tea ‘cups’ i.e. goes around ‘in’)
Slightly gentler offering from Filbert but just as much fun. I took the time to parse DISPOSE and SHREWD otherwise no other great hold ups.
Like DEPOSITOR, BRANDISH, WIPER and MATADOR and quite a lot more.
Thanks Filbert and Scchua