| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STUPID | |
| Dull boss probed by private investigator (6) | PI inside STUD | |
| 5 | PEPPERS | |
| Famous sergeant, close to targets, attacks with missiles (7) | PEPPER + target(S) | |
| 9 | CLIMATE CONTROL | |
| Air-conditioning ruined art collection containing original piece from Monet (7,7) | Anagram of ART COLLECTION outside (M)onet | |
| 11 | UNITED | |
| Intruder, giving up rights, toyed with one (6) | Anagram of INTRUDER minus (R+R) | |
| 12 | AFFLUENT | |
| Social worker smoking fine pipe is well-off? (8) | ANT outside (F + FLUE) | |
| 14 | EDGE | |
| Fringe leader not committed to club (4) | (w)EDGE | |
| 15 | BLACKSMITH | |
| Forger is missing millions invested in a little hotel (10) | (LACKS + M) inside (BIT + H) | |
| 18 | PROSTHESIS | |
| Artificial part in expert’s proposal (10) | PROS + THESIS | |
| 19 | CLUB | |
| One in pack featuring leaf primarily? (4) | CUB outside (L)eaf | |
| 22 | REGULARS | |
| Shooter retreated while holding hostage right ordinary customers (8) | LUGER reversed + (AS outside R) | |
| 24 | BARBIE | |
| Tavern that is hosting club’s last meal (6) | (BAR + IE) outside clu(B) | |
| 26 | STATIONMASTERS | |
| Railway officials stop steam trains badly losing pressure (14) | Anagram of STOP STEAM TRAINS minus P | |
| 27 | DREDGES | |
| Doctor sharpens devices used to extract waste matter from the bottom (7) | DR + EDGES | |
| 28 | HANDLE | |
| Deal with serving of lunch and leftovers (6) | luncH AND LEftovers | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | TALKING-TO | |
| Lecture leader involved in presentation of wrong total (7-2) | KING inside anagram of TOTAL | |
| 3 | PAMPER | |
| Chart set up for each baby (6) | MAP reversed + PER | |
| 4 | DATE | |
| See something growing on a palm tree (4) | Double Definition | |
| 5 | PACIFIC RIM | |
| Coastal group raised limit provided by one lawbreaker (7,3) | CAP reversed + IF + I + CRIM | |
| 6 | PENALISE | |
| Fine pen is carried by porter, say (8) | PEN + (IS inside ALE) | |
| 7 | EERIE | |
| Guinness, say, with no head? That is weird! (5) | (b)EER + IE | |
| 8 | SPLOTCH | |
| Mark story line developed in school (7) | PLOT inside SCH | |
| 10 | DUPE | |
| Page checked by outstanding kid (4) | P inside DUE | |
| 13 | BLUEPRINTS | |
| Detailed plans replaced pier restricted by rounded pole (10) | Anagram of PIER inside (BLUNT + S) | |
| 16 | ILLIBERAL | |
| Mean crook uncovered bible containing piece of history? (9) | ILL + [b)IBL(e outside ERA] | |
| 17 | STALLING | |
| Everyone involved in hustle is playing for time (8) | ALL inside STING | |
| 18 | PERUSED | |
| Deception adopted by page editor should be closely examined (7) | RUSE inside (P + ED) | |
| 20 | BRED | |
| Produced staple with sound quality (4) | Sounds like BREAD | |
| 21 | FASTEN | |
| Bolt of lightning, say, bent in the middle (6) | FAST + b(EN)t | |
| 23 | GRAVE | |
| Weighty stones mostly (5) | (GRAVE)l | |
| 25 | BACH | |
| German composer’s time not put into collection (4) | BATCH minus T |
