| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SOCIAL LEPER | |
| Outcast has kept away from representation of local Pharisees? (6,5) | Anagram of LOCAL PHARISEES minus HAS | |
| 7 | SUB | |
| Replacement coach given backing (3) | BUS reversed | |
| 9 | AGENT | |
| A fellow worker in the selling business (5) | A + GENT | |
| 10 | MANICURED | |
| Dog owned by spoilt maiden is well groomed (9) | CUR inside anagram of MAIDEN | |
| 11 | BIOSPHERE | |
| Enclosed ecosystem’s new-fangled probe is filled with helium (9) | Anagram of PROBE IS outside HE | |
| 12 | HOUSE | |
| Residence is hot, mostly, before service (5) | (HO)t + USE | |
| 13 | LINE-OUT | |
| Rugby union play routinely deployed without flankers? (4-3) | Anagram of (r)OUTINEL(y) | |
| 15 | TART | |
| Like lemon pie (4) | Double Definition | |
| 18 | LIMA | |
| Affiliates of Muslim Action Centre in Peru (4) | musLIM Action | |
| 20 | SPECIAL | |
| Peculiar drinks containing ice sent back (7) | (ICE inside LAPS) reversed | |
| 23 | SHOTS | |
| Photographs recently taken in the middle of Brussels (5) | HOT inside bruSSels | |
| 24 | PARASITIC | |
| Bloodsucking father, one embraced by demented racist (9) | PA + (I inside anagram of RACIST) | |
| 26 | HYPNOTISE | |
| Entrance is not switched around in publicity stunt (9) | (NOT + IS) inside HYPE | |
| 27 | AVERT | |
| Turn away troubled relative not admitting lie (5) | Anagram of RELATIVE minus LIE | |
| 28 | RED | |
| Area of suture definitely inflamed (3) | sutuRE Definitely | |
| 29 | SCRUTINISED | |
| Inspected ship originally sailed with cargo of metal (11) | (S)hip + (CRUISED outside TIN) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SEAT BELT | |
| It securely holds sitter’s wobbly table in position (4,4) | Anagram of TABLE inside SET | |
| 2 | CRETONNE | |
| Crew reduced weight and heavy material (8) | CRE(w) + TONNE | |
| 3 | ACT UP | |
| Federation of workers quietly carry on (3,2) | ACTU + P | |
| 4 | LAMBERT | |
| Part of normal amber traffic light unit (7) | normaL AMBER Traffic | |
| 5 | PUNGENT | |
| Spicy joke by lady’s man (7) | PUN + GENT | |
| 6 | RACEHORSE | |
| People organised shoer for track competitor (9) | RACE + anagram of SHOER | |
| 7 | SIRIUS | |
| I squeezed between gentleman and American star (6) | I inside (SIR + US) | |
| 8 | BUDGET | |
| Develop secure financial statement (6) | BUD + GET | |
| 14 | OMISSIONS | |
| Gaps overseas filled by military operation (9) | OS outside MISSION | |
| 16 | MISTRESS | |
| Lady of the house married one with anxiety (8) | M + I + STRESS | |
| 17 | PLACATED | |
| Drunken cadet, after party, returned and calmed down (8) | Anagram of CADET after (ALP reversed) | |
| 19 | APPLIER | |
| One who uses a power tool with end-piece detached (7) | A + P + PLIER(s) | |
| 20 | SERPENT | |
| Registered enclosure put in place for a snake (7) | (R + PEN) inside SET | |
| 21 | ESTHER | |
| Queen of Persia rules the region to some extent (6) | rulES THE Region | |
| 22 | TORPID | |
| Slow to river, duck toppled over (6) | TO + R + (DIP reversed) | |
| 25 | SPAIN | |
| Resort in a European country (5) | SPA + IN |
