| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | POSTSCRIPT | |
| Supplement rent prescribed in court after appointments (10) | (RIP inside CT) after POSTS | |
| 6 | TIFF | |
| Firm not starting a minor dispute (4) | (s)TIFF | |
| 9 | PLACE | |
| Locate soft and delicate ornamental fabric (5) | P + LACE | |
| 10 | GLADIATOR | |
| Fighter delighted with organisation of a riot (9) | GLAD + anagram of A RIOT | |
| 12 | CHILDCARE | |
| Youth work provided ultimately by coach in Chile (9) | [provide(D) + CAR] inside CHILE | |
| 13 | DAIRY | |
| Deal primarily with light milk supplier (5) | (D)eal + AIRY | |
| 14 | GENT | |
| Emissary giving up a respected fellow (4) | AGENT minus A | |
| 15 | MASSAGER | |
| Service gear in poor condition is rubber (8) | MASS + anagram of GEAR | |
| 18 | TAPESTRY | |
| Measures sample piece of art (8) | TAPES + TRY | |
| 20 | FEES | |
| Fellow witness returned money required for services rendered (4) | F + (SEE reversed) | |
| 24 | DONOR | |
| Head of family or a generous person (5) | DON + OR | |
| 25 | TRANSPIRE | |
| A sprinter needing conditioning to happen (9) | Anagram of A SPRINTER | |
| 26 | OLIVE DRAB | |
| Variety of a lovebird is deep yellowish green (5,4) | Anagram of A LOVEBIRD | |
| 27 | BROOK | |
| Small flower starting to redden in reserve (5) | (R)edden inside BOOK | |
| 28 | SAGS | |
| Vessel, with silver on board, sinks (4) | AG inside SS | |
| 29 | MALTREATED | |
| Have food marinated in whisky and wine roughly handled (10) | EAT inside (MALT + RED) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PAPACY | |
| Father, progressing quickly, recognised office of the Pope (6) | PA + PACY | |
| 2 | SEATING | |
| Front of house enjoying mains, say, after starter of soup (7) | EATING after (S)oup | |
| 3 | SPENDING SPREE | |
| Special resolutions altered peer’s extravagant use of money (8,5) | SP + ENDINGS + anagram of PEER | |
| 4 | RAGBAG | |
| Nearly all garbage recycled is a random mixture (6) | Anagram of (GARBAG)e | |
| 5 | PLACEMAT | |
| Team clap wildly – it has a spot on the table (8) | Anagram of TEAM CLAP | |
| 7 | IN THING | |
| Fashion parade held in labyrinth ingeniously? (2,5) | labyrINTH INGeniously | |
| 8 | FARMYARD | |
| Fine army camped by a road in area of station (8) | F + ARMY + A + RD | |
| 11 | INDISPENSABLE | |
| Crucial independent is to commit to paper on animal prized for its fur (13) | IND + IS + PEN + SABLE | |
| 16 | STUDIOUS | |
| Boss promises to pay academic (8) | STUD + IOUS | |
| 17 | PRETORIA | |
| Illegal drug found in airport disrupted South Africa’s administrative centre (8) | E inside AIRPORT | |
| 19 | PENDING | |
| Performance’s opening and closing is up in the air (7) | (P)erfomance + ENDING | |
| 21 | SPIN OUT | |
| Lose control of jet flying across one side of mountain (4,3) | SPOUT outside {I + mountai(N)] | |
| 22 | GAMBIT | |
| Play in sport nearly took hold (6) | (GAM)e + BIT | |
| 23 | DECKED | |
| Knocked down gutless crook in a heroic act? (6) | C(roo)K inside DEED |
