| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SOPWITH CAMEL | |
| Old flyer came after coward with back to wall (7,5) | CAME after (SOP + WITH) + WAL(L) | |
| 9 | ARISE | |
| Group, in particular, is eager to appear (5) | particulAR IS Eager | |
| 10 | AIR-STRIKE | |
| “Sir, a sabotaged transporter coordinated military attack” (3-6) | Anagram of SIR A + TRIKE | |
| 11 | PASS ON | |
| Die in fire with no one providing support (4,2) | PASSION minus I | |
| 12 | ANDRETTI | |
| Racing family’s time recorded in beaten-up trade-in (8) | T inside anagram of TRADEIN | |
| 13 | TRACKS | |
| Follows boat’s movements crossing river (6) | TACKS outside R | |
| 15 | FETCHING | |
| Fine inscription is sweet (8) | F + ETCHING | |
| 18 | CARRY OUT | |
| Accomplish refit of most of courtyard (5,3) | Anagram of (COURTYAR)D | |
| 19 | EROTIC | |
| Lustful one tore back and front of clothing (6) | (I + TORE) reversed + (C)LOTHING | |
| 21 | ARMAGNAC | |
| “Brandy” anagram complicated crossword initially (8) | Anagram of ANAGRAM + (C)ROSSWORD | |
| 23 | HOLD UP | |
| Stop a robbery (4,2) | Double Definition | |
| 26 | SENSITIVE | |
| See about end of return visit organised with tender (9) | SEE outside [RETUR(N) + anagram of VISIT] | |
| 27 | ABORT | |
| Stop boy nearly breaking stuff in gallery (5) | (BO)Y inside ART | |
| 28 | FENESTRATION | |
| Configuration of Windows for a teen isn’t distributed (12) | Anagram of FOR A TEEN ISNT | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STAY PUT | |
| Don’t move part of rigging up over end of mast (4,3) | STAY + UP reversed + MAS(T) | |
| 2 | PRIES | |
| Minister mostly gets personally involved (5) | (PRIES)T | |
| 3 | ICE HOCKEY | |
| Sport choice excited principal (3,6) | Anagram of CHOICE + KEY | |
| 4 | HEAD | |
| Front part of the adenoids (4) | tHE ADenoids | |
| 5 | ARRANGED | |
| Ordered a wine containing peeled orange? (8) | (A + RED) outside o(RANG)e | |
| 6 | EATER | |
| “Hot” not working in warming device for consumer (5) | HEATER minus H | |
| 7 | DISTRICT | |
| Administrative division returned identification observing exact rules (8) | ID reversed + STRICT | |
| 8 | HEWING | |
| Cutting the man grafted to branch (6) | HE + WING | |
| 14 | ACRIMONY | |
| I am consumed by a friend’s bitterness (8) | IM inside (A + CRONY) | |
| 16 | CARBONARA | |
| English banger, say, available in bar, served with a sauce (9) | CAR + (ON inside BAR) + A | |
| 17 | CURATIVE | |
| Arch with a titanium implant is healing (8) | CURVE outside (A + TI) | |
| 18 | CHAISE | |
| Travelling carriage, one used in pursuit (6) | I inside CHASE | |
| 20 | CAPSTAN | |
| Winder on deck limits shade in summer (7) | CAPS + TAN | |
| 22 | GUISE | |
| Face men in audition (5) | Sounds like GUYS | |
| 24 | DHOTI | |
| Hindu garment currently fashionable in the outskirts of Delhi (5) | HOT inside (D)ELH(I) | |
| 25 | FELT | |
| Soft material should be manipulated by hand (4) | Double Definition |
