| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SEALANT | |
| It’s used to secure computers linked in an established centre (7) | LAN inside SEAT | |
| 5 | ATTIRED | |
| Dressed in clothes at flat (7) | AT + TIRED | |
| 9 | STAND AND DELIVER | |
| Did vandals enter in a frenzy with a demand for valuables? (5,3,7) | Anagram of DID VANDALS ENTER | |
| 10 | EVENTS | |
| College finally releases program’s items (6) | colleg(E) + VENTS | |
| 11 | DOWNPLAY | |
| Undervalue own place offered in set time (8) | (OWN + PL) inside DAY | |
| 13 | DONER KEBAB | |
| Accomplished baker cooked starter of brilliant Middle Eastern food (5,5) | DONE + anagram of BAKER + (B)rilliant | |
| 15 | LIVE | |
| Carrying power to escape death (4) | Double Definition | |
| 18 | DOGS | |
| Boxers, say, perform with gloves lacking passion (4) | DO + (GLOVES minus LOVE) | |
| 19 | GREEN LIGHT | |
| Authority redefined genre of little importance (5,5) | Anagram of GENRE + LIGHT | |
| 21 | NUISANCE | |
| Annoying person is sitting in shade (8) | IS inside NUANCE | |
| 22 | GEISHA | |
| Part of village is happy with Japanese entertainer (6) | villaGE IS HAppy | |
| 25 | CHESS TOURNAMENT | |
| Contest on board reviewed surname not used in case? (5,10) | Anagram of SURNAME NOT inside CHEST | |
| 26 | SATISFY | |
| Comply with treatment of fits noted in report (7) | Anagram of FITS inside SAY | |
| 27 | DISUSED | |
| Issue, poorly handled by two detectives, may be neglected (7) | Anagram of ISSUE inside (D + D) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SUSPENDED | |
| Instigated litigation about pay-out set aside (9) | SUED outside SPEND | |
| 2 | AGAPE | |
| A fellowship meal is wide open (5) | Double Definition | |
| 3 | AUDITORS | |
| European car body docked specialists in accounts (8) | AUDI + TORS(o) | |
| 4 | TUNA | |
| Fish a fanatic tossed back (4) | (A + NUT) reversed | |
| 5 | AUDIOTAPES | |
| Head of operations, in check of financial records, copies sound recordings (10) | (O)perations inside AUDIT + APES | |
| 6 | TALENT | |
| Beer consumed by explosive genius (6) | ALE inside TNT | |
| 7 | REVOLTING | |
| Dreadful fan sent back with metal grill at the front (9) | LOVER reversed + TIN + (G)rill | |
| 8 | DERBY | |
| Colour of cricket ball returned by bowler (5) | RED reversed + BY | |
| 12 | REFRACTORY | |
| Church accommodation housing Father and a recalcitrant (10) | RECTORY outside (FR + A) | |
| 14 | NEGLIGENT | |
| Developed film left by one fellow guilty of being careless (9) | NEG + L + I + GENT | |
| 16 | EXTRACTED | |
| Uncredited actor performed, sharing the role of one character picked out (9) | EXTR[A]CTED | |
| 17 | BLUECAPS | |
| Opening of baby capsule distracted young swimmers (8) | (B)aby + anagram of CAPSULE | |
| 20 | LASSES | |
| Young girls left more than one behind? (6) | L + multiple ASSs | |
| 21 | NICKS | |
| Steals chips (5) | Double Definition | |
| 23 | STEMS | |
| Plant supports checks (5) | Double Definition | |
| 24 | PROD | |
| Dig for diamonds (4) | PRO + D |
