| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CRAMP | |
| Confine resistance operating in military base (5) | R inside CAMP | |
| 4 | DEADLOCKS | |
| Load shifted in sections of a vessel with security arrangements (9) | Anagram of LOAD inside DECKS | |
| 9 | REALISM | |
| Practical view of things is accepted by monarchy (7) | IS inside REALM | |
| 10 | ADMIRER | |
| Person who appreciates a drive around marshy area (7) | (A + DR) outside MIRE | |
| 11 | SENSE | |
| Be aware of auditor’s assessment of working capital (5) | Sounds like CENTS | |
| 12 | TASWEGIAN | |
| Southerner was not normally, for example, one sporting tan (9) | (Anagram of WAS + EG + I) inside TAN | |
| 13 | LOTUS-EATERS | |
| Indolent people group had food pinched by junkies (5-6) | LOT + (ATE inside USERS) | |
| 15 | LAB | |
| Site that tests small piece taken from concrete section (3) | SLAB minus S | |
| 17 | SOP | |
| Weak person is first to schedule surgical procedure (3) | (S)chedule + OP | |
| 19 | RISK CAPITAL | |
| Group backed in trial is wrongly given gambling money (4,7) | PACK reversed inside anagram of TRIAL IS | |
| 21 | DISHONOUR | |
| Is sweetheart taken in by severe insult? (9) | (IS + HON) inside DOUR | |
| 22 | ERASE | |
| Get rid of material penned by setter. A setter? (5) | settER A SEtter | |
| 23 | TAKE AIM | |
| Prepare to fire Tim holding a flyer from NZ (4,3) | TIM outside (A + KEA) | |
| 24 | TELLING | |
| New sort of gill net is impressive (7) | Anagram of GILL NET | |
| 25 | SANHEDRIN | |
| Jewish council has dinner rescheduled (9) | Anagram of HAS DINNER | |
| 26 | TASTE | |
| Small serving of polenta steamed, perhaps? (5) | poleTA STEamed | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CHRYSALIS | |
| Developer in case has lyrics revised (9) | Anagram of HAS LYRICS | |
| 2 | AGAINST | |
| Stove enclosed by stone is on (7) | AGA + IN + ST | |
| 3 | POISE | |
| Composure shown by one in a modelling position (5) | I inside POSE | |
| 4 | DAM | |
| Nuts knocked back with a container of water (3) | MAD reversed | |
| 5 | ADAM SPENCER | |
| Aussie AI expert mad about scientist’s initial draft adopted by Acer (4,7) | [MAD reversed (S)cientist + PEN] inside ACER | |
| 6 | LIMBERS UP | |
| Is plumber prepared for exercises before hard work begins? (7,2) | Anagram of IS PLUMBER | |
| 7 | CORDIAL | |
| Warm core reduced by selector switch (7) | COR(e) + DIAL | |
| 8 | SIREN | |
| Attractive woman is returning with rent shortly (5) | IS reverse + REN(t) | |
| 12 | TRANSFORMER | |
| Track runners not needing one old innovator (11) | TRAINS minus I + FORMER | |
| 14 | SURROGATE | |
| Substitute is certain about run out call being reversed (9) | SURE outside [RO + (TAG reversed)] | |
| 16 | BALD EAGLE | |
| American bird dog drilled by excited lad (4,5) | BEAGLE outside anagram of LAD | |
| 18 | PUSHKIN | |
| Promote family poet known throughout Russia (7) | PUSH + KIN | |
| 20 | TRADIES | |
| Tests interrupted by commercial workers (7) | AD inside TRIES | |
| 21 | DATES | |
| Members of band ate some fruit (5) | banD ATE Some | |
| 22 | ECLAT | |
| Clubs implicated in story brought up social distinction (5) | C inside (TALE reversed) | |
| 24 | TON | |
| Opener from the batting side scored runs (3) | (T) + ON |
