| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HOTHOUSE | |
| Delicate tube with core measuring one thousandth of an inch (8) | HOSE outside THOU | |
| 5 | STRESS | |
| A spinster’s dislocation is relieved of pain and tension (6) | Anagram of A SPINSTERS minus PAIN | |
| 9 | MOLECULE | |
| Atomic group’s spy deciphered clue (8) | MOLE + anagram of CLUE | |
| 10 | OPIATE | |
| Habit-forming drug, one ingested after surgical procedure (6) | (I + ATE) after OP | |
| 12 | EAGLE | |
| Each golfer regularly recorded shot on course (5) | EA + (G)o(L)f(E)r | |
| 13 | CALLED OUT | |
| Caught, a hoodlum receiving shiner, yelled (6,3) | (C + A + LOUT) outside LED | |
| 14 | BATTEN | |
| Come in down the order with a piece of wood? (6) | BAT TEN | |
| 15 | NEW YEAR | |
| Holiday time organised anywhere with no hotel (3,4) | Anagram of ANYWHERE minus H | |
| 18 | ATHWART | |
| What rebuilt facility is in opposition to (7) | Anagram of WHAT + ART | |
| 20 | CARBON | |
| Element, rubidium, combined with oxygen inside container (6) | (RB + O) inside CAN | |
| 22 | STRATAGEM | |
| Famous guitar fitted with a rock device (9) | STRAT + A + GEM | |
| 24 | PROSE | |
| Experts heard a tedious speech (5) | Sounds like PROS | |
| 25 | BUNDLE | |
| Bread deal arranged without a package (6) | BUN + anagram of DE(a)L | |
| 26 | BAHRAINI | |
| Arab recalled Arab moving around hospital in one (8) | ARAB reversed outside H + IN + I | |
| 27 | EVEN SO | |
| Rewired ovens, charged with energy, should be all the same (4,2) | Anagram of OVENS outside E | |
| 28 | VERY WELL | |
| Healthy expression of agreement (4,4) | Double Definition | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HAMPER | |
| Endless bubbly and food selection? (6) | c)HAMPER(s | |
| 2 | TELEGRAPH | |
| Support criminal charge in the distributed communication system (9) | LEG + RAP + inside anagram of THE | |
| 3 | ORCHESTRA STALLS | |
| Great seats or box all stars reserved? (9,6) | OR + CHEST + anagram of ALL STARS | |
| 4 | SILICON | |
| Element twisted in coils (7) | Anagram of IN COILS | |
| 6 | TUPPERWARE PARTY | |
| Set up, for each state representative, creative function designed to sell stuff (10,5) | PUT reversed + PER + WA + REP + ARTY | |
| 7 | ERATO | |
| A time of significance to a Greek goddess (5) | ERA + TO | |
| 8 | SEE STARS | |
| Atrocious actresses without class primarily suffer from a big blow (3,5) | Anagram of ACTRESSES minus (S)lass | |
| 11 | FLAN | |
| Large portion of side dish (4) | (FLAN)k | |
| 16 | ECONOMISE | |
| Green one is upset about minister’s initial budget (9) | ECO + [anagram of ONE IS outside (M)inister] | |
| 17 | PASSABLE | |
| Father’s fur coat is not too bad (8) | PAS + SABLE | |
| 19 | TAGS | |
| Hollow things containing silver marks? (4) | T(hing)S outside AG | |
| 20 | COMPARE | |
| Approach taking into account score in golf match (7) | COME outside PAR | |
| 21 | REFILL | |
| Sports official dealt with ailing replacement (6) | REF + ILL | |
| 23 | RINSE | |
| An amount of water in sewer? (5) | wateR IN SEwer |
