| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | APRICOT JAM | |
| A pot filled with large quantity of rice, pickle and preserve (7,3) | (A + POT) outside (RIC)e + JAM | |
| 6 | ICED | |
| Slices of nice dessert kept cool (4) | nICE Dessert | |
| 9 | TAPER | |
| Give a point to recording artist (5) | Double Definition | |
| 10 | COLOSTRUM | |
| Company failed to secure strange milky secretion containing antibodies (9) | CO + LOST + RUM | |
| 12 | SPACED OUT | |
| Excellent detective in jet on a trip (6,3) | (ACE + D) inside SPOUT | |
| 13 | MATES | |
| Defeats king and companions (5) | Double Definition | |
| 14 | TOPS | |
| Excellent location for retirement (4) | SPOT reversed | |
| 15 | SENTENCE | |
| Life for one sent off, away from crime (8) | SENT + (OFFENCE minus OFF) | |
| 18 | ALLEN KEY | |
| Small wrench made from aluminium, keenly crafted (5,3) | AL + anagram of KEENLY | |
| 20 | HARP | |
| Musical instrument’s unlimited notes? (4) | s)HARP(s | |
| 24 | SPARE | |
| Inclusions offered by ISP aren’t free (5) | iSP AREnt | |
| 25 | TREATMENT | |
| A term contrived in M*A*S*H unit for “medical care”? (9) | Anagram of A TERM inside TENT | |
| 26 | TRIATHLON | |
| Race trial involving most of the batting side (9) | TRIAL outside (TH)e + ON | |
| 27 | GRIPE | |
| Purchase side of Kobe beef (5) | GRIP + kob(E) | |
| 28 | EGGS | |
| Laid items, say, globulous at the ends (4) | EG + (G)lobulou(S) | |
| 29 | ENDEARMENT | |
| Close attention paid by men ahead of team leader’s sweet talk (10) | END + EAR + MEN + (T)eam | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ATTEST | |
| Manifest damaged state government ultimately (6) | Anagram of STATE + governmen(T) | |
| 2 | REPLANT | |
| Part of future plan to establish new growth (7) | futuRE PLAN To | |
| 3 | CORRESPONDENT | |
| Journalist’s research in corporation on depression (13) | RES inside CORP + ON + DENT | |
| 4 | TUCSON | |
| Part of Arizona’s division offered up by prince to a king? (6) | CUT reversed + SON | |
| 5 | ALL AT SEA | |
| A compound of salt appearing in meadow is lost (3,2,3) | A + (anagram of SALT inside LEA) | |
| 7 | CARLTON | |
| Football club’s package providing accommodation for Liverpool’s winger? (7) | (L)iverpool inside CARTON | |
| 8 | DEMISTER | |
| Mechanic’s lead is connected in to turn off vehicle’s heater (8) | [(M)echanic + IS] inside DETER | |
| 11 | SUMATRAN TIGER | |
| Great tsunami damaged River Cat (8,5) | Anagram of GREAT TSUNAMI + R | |
| 16 | CASSETTE | |
| Strong point made in court using detective’s final recording (8) | ASSET inside CT + detectiv(E) | |
| 17 | VENTOLIN | |
| Preparation of salbutamol not strangely left in blood vessel (8) | (Anagram of NOT + L) inside VEIN | |
| 19 | LEADING | |
| A great deal of noise in section for chief (7) | (A + DIN) inside LEG | |
| 21 | PREMISE | |
| Lay down misere worked out after player’s lead (7) | Anagram of MISERE after (P)layer | |
| 22 | SEANCE | |
| Spiritual meeting, one called initially in bishop’s office (6) | [AN + (C)alled] inside SEE | |
| 23 | AT BEST | |
| “B” should be scored in a quiz ideally (2,4) | B inside (A + TEST) |
