| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DISSIPATE | |
| Waste is linked to sample in time (9) | (IS + SIP) inside DATE | |
| 6 | FACTS | |
| Communicator stated known information (5) | Sounds like FAX | |
| 9 | CALLS UP | |
| Contacts all substitutes originally involved in tournament (5,2) | [ALL + (S)ubstitutes] inside CUP | |
| 10 | GRANTEE | |
| Social worker, consumed by greed, docked person given money (7) | ANT inside GREE(d) | |
| 11 | LYCRA | |
| Dressmaker’s finishing obvious in restitching of lacy material (5) | Dressmake(R) inside anagram of LACY | |
| 12 | IMPORTANT | |
| Key man limiting data connection in IT (9) | (MAN outside PORT) inside IT | |
| 14 | DUD | |
| Worthless fellow to a great extent (3) | (DUD)e | |
| 15 | CITY SLICKER | |
| Slice of lemon spotted in sticky rice agitated sophisticated urbanite (4,7) | (L)emon inside anagram of STICKY RICE | |
| 17 | POLISHED OFF | |
| Language education of fellow is completed (8,3) | POLISH + ED + OF + F | |
| 19 | MAD | |
| Bananas produced in short supply (3) | (MAD)e | |
| 20 | CONSORTIA | |
| Syndicates being supported by group in CIA (9) | (ON + SORT) inside CIA | |
| 22 | RENAL | |
| Doctor finally recalled passage connected to the kidneys (5) | docto(R) + LANE reversed | |
| 24 | ICECAPS | |
| One heading to certain latitude passed around polar masses (7) | I + (C)ertain + (SPACE reversed) | |
| 26 | IMAGING | |
| I am getting old radiographer’s work (7) | IM + AGING | |
| 27 | NESTS | |
| Birds build these traps filled with seeds primarily (5) | NETS outside (S)eeds | |
| 28 | GATHERERS | |
| They pick up fuel around there, right? (9) | GAS outside (THERE + R) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DECAL | |
| Tied up a transfer (5) | LACED reversed | |
| 2 | SPLICED | |
| United kept cool after Sheffield played loosely initially (7) | ICED after (S)heffiled + (P)Layed + (L)oosely | |
| 3 | INSTANCES | |
| Illustrations in certain positions (9) | IN + STANCES | |
| 4 | APPOINTMENT | |
| A very soft medicated cream is choice (11) | a + PP + OINTMENT | |
| 5 | EGG | |
| Laid item, for example, on top of gear (3) | EG + (G)ear | |
| 6 | FLAIR | |
| Natural ability learner displayed in show (5) | L inside FAIR | |
| 7 | CUT BACK | |
| Reduce amount of boron used in copper nail (3,4) | B inside (CU + TACK) | |
| 8 | SWELTERED | |
| Unfinished well in desert badly suffered in the hot weather? (9) | WEL(l) inside anagram of DESERT | |
| 13 | PASTORALIST | |
| Accomplished tailors worked with wool supplier, possibly (11) | PAST + anagram of TAILORS | |
| 14 | DEPICTION | |
| Language written on cover of extended play’s drawing (9) | DICTION outside EP | |
| 16 | INFURIATE | |
| Wearing a warm coat, I looked after stomach bug (9) | IN + FUR + I + ATE | |
| 18 | LENDERS | |
| Banks, for example – they mix things up after the start (7) | (b)LENDERS | |
| 19 | MAN-SIZE | |
| Very big pole is put back inside labyrinth (3-4) | [N + (IS reversed)] inside MAZE | |
| 21 | OPALS | |
| Friend invested in overseas basketball team (5) | PAL inside OS | |
| 23 | LOGOS | |
| Symbols of industry work in leading part of LA? (5) | GO inside LOS | |
| 25 | SAG | |
| Decline long, detailed story with no ending (3) | SAG(a) |
