| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ASPECT | |
| Space altered astronaut’s final outlook (6) | Anagram of SPACE + astronau(T) | |
| 4 | UP STICKS | |
| International carrier checks move to a new location (2,6) | UPS + TICKS | |
| 10 | PUT ACROSS | |
| Backing up, co-stars prepared to communicate successfully (3,6) | UP reversed + anagram of COSTARS | |
| 11 | TOP-UP | |
| A boost to new plant (3-2) | TO + PUP | |
| 12 | INNARDS | |
| A road, cutting through public houses, works (7) | (A + RD) inside INNS | |
| 13 | EARLIER | |
| Invention, right, put behind ear in the first place (7) | (LIE + R) after EAR | |
| 14 | TIARA | |
| Crown’s pieces returned from Carrara, Italy (5) | carrARA ITaly reversed | |
| 15 | ARGUMENT | |
| A letter’s due about adhesive’s claim (8) | (A + RENT) outside GUM | |
| 18 | CATHETER | |
| Provide stuff containing the medical tube (8) | CATER outside THE | |
| 20 | SPOON | |
| Consumer’s assistant quietly slipped in without delay (5) | P inside SOON | |
| 23 | CHAPLIN | |
| Famous comedian’s place enclosed by a mountain range (7) | PL inside CHAIN | |
| 25 | ROUTINE | |
| Conventional defeat in lacrosse right at the end (7) | ROUT + IN + lacross(E) | |
| 26 | LARGE | |
| Serving of regular gelato is substantial (5) | reguLAR GElato | |
| 27 | PRIMITIVE | |
| Prudish one against wearing tie lacking in refinement (9) | PRIM + I + (V inside TIE) | |
| 28 | DUMPSTER | |
| Cleaner taking care of politician’s bin (8) | DUSTER outside MP | |
| 29 | REGENT | |
| Governor, for example, restricted by cost of living (6) | EG inside RENT | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | APPOINTS | |
| Chooses software overseas gaining interest (8) | APP + (OS outside INT) | |
| 2 | PETUNIA | |
| Favourite place in which to study a funnel-shaped flower (7) | PET + UNI + A | |
| 3 | COCKROACH | |
| Ocker dropping E in bus is a pest (9) | (OCKER minus E) inside COACH | |
| 5 | PASSENGER TRAIN | |
| People mover’s gears parents modified at home (9,5) | Anagram of GEARS PARENTS + IN | |
| 6 | TATER | |
| Partakers of banquet ate red vegetable (5) | banqueT ATE Red | |
| 7 | CAPTION | |
| One contributing to top cricket score is a legend (7) | I inside (CAP + TON) | |
| 8 | SUPERB | |
| Retired salesperson travelling in bus is fine (6) | (REP inside BUS) reversed | |
| 9 | CONSTANTINOPLE | |
| Firm relocated Pole in old European capital (14) | CONSTANT + anagram of POLE IN | |
| 16 | MASCULINE | |
| Strong mast greatly supported by copper wire (9) | (MAS)t + CU + LINE | |
| 17 | INDECENT | |
| Popular mix of teen CD is gross (8) | IN + anagram of TEEN CD | |
| 19 | ANAGRAM | |
| My device possibly, a worrying person linked to computer component (7) | A + NAG + RAM | |
| 21 | ORIFICE | |
| Mouth and ear infection treated without an ENT (7) | Anagram of EAR INFECTION minus AN ENT | |
| 22 | SCALED | |
| Like a fish mounted? (6) | Double Definition | |
| 24 | LEEDS | |
| English football team’s star players should be announced (5) | Sounds like LEADS |
