| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | MOTIF | |
| Little time to adapt rejected design of some significance (5) | MO + FIT reversed | |
| 4 | WRAPPING | |
| Covering material and announcement of musical work (8) | Sounds like RAPPING | |
| 8 | BLANDEST | |
| Property secured by principal is most uninteresting (8) | LAND inside BEST | |
| 9 | CHOIRS | |
| Patter coming from orchestra pit unsettled singing groups (6) | Anagram of ORCHESTRA PIT minus PATTER | |
| 10 | WISENT | |
| European bison made tracks on the shores of island (6) | WENT outside IS | |
| 11 | UNEARNED | |
| Attention received by troubled nun and journalist is not deserved (8) | (EAR inside anagram of NUN) + ED | |
| 12 | OPTOMETRY | |
| Visual science book needed after operation to take care of hearing (9) | (TOME after OP) + TRY | |
| 14 | MOOT | |
| Low temperature is subject to debate (4) | MOO + T | |
| 16 | EMIT | |
| Throw out overturning of prison sentence (4) | TIME reversed | |
| 18 | APPLE-PIES | |
| Baker’s production record revealed in exercises (5-4) | EP inside APPLIES | |
| 21 | IMMORTAL | |
| Great person is not adhering to ethical principles about time (8) | IMMORAL outside T | |
| 23 | ON VIEW | |
| One dressed in patchwork of woven material is being displayed (2,4) | I inside anagram of WOVEN | |
| 24 | INFORM | |
| Pass on knowledge to residents of cabin for money (6) | cabIN FOR Money | |
| 25 | TEST TUBE | |
| Item used in chemical reactions – stone basin with external support (4,4) | (ST + TUB) with TEE outside | |
| 26 | FORENSIC | |
| Thief finally corrupted cronies connected with courts of law (8) | F + anagram of CRONIES | |
| 27 | TREAD | |
| Step close to advertisement to make out words (5) | T + READ | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | MULTIFORM | |
| Travolta’s leading part in our film, excited millions in many different ways (9) | (T inside anagram of OUR FILM) + M | |
| 2 | TANGENT | |
| Touching line, one close to peg, in tent (7) | (AN + G) inside TENT | |
| 3 | FLEET | |
| Fast vehicles owned by a company (5) | Double Definition | |
| 4 | WETSUIT | |
| Sue twit changing diving gear (7) | Anagram of SUE TWIT | |
| 5 | ARCHETYPE | |
| Redesigned cheap tyre’s original pattern (9) | Anagram of CHEAP TYRE | |
| 6 | PROGRAM | |
| Course and golfer’s limitations shown in golf tournament (7) | (G)olfe(R) inside PROAM | |
| 7 | NERVE | |
| Pluck passengers from container vessel (5) | contaiNER VEssel | |
| 13 | MEALTIMES | |
| Bizarre tale admitted by quiet actors when people eat (9) | MIMES outside anagram of TALE | |
| 15 | OYSTER-BED | |
| Yes, debtor ruined seafood supplier (6-3) | Anagram of YES DEBTOR | |
| 17 | TWOSOME | |
| Tow organised by a certain couple (7) | Anagram of TWO + SOME | |
| 19 | POLITIC | |
| Intriguing picture capturing oxygen on fire (7) | PIC outside (O + LIT) | |
| 20 | INVITEE | |
| One connected with event, I replaced with a special guest (7) | I + anagram of EVENT I | |
| 22 | MANGO | |
| Staff received pruned fruit tree (5) | MAN + GO(t) | |
| 23 | ONSET | |
| Start working as an actor (5) | Double Definition |
