| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PLAIN CLOTHES | |
| All the cops, out of uniform, moved around wearing…? (5,7) | Anagram of ALL THE COPS outside IN | |
| 9 | COVERED | |
| Wine stored behind sheltered place is insured (7) | RED after COVE | |
| 10 | LINKAGE | |
| King Lear greatly manipulated connection (7) | Anagram of (KING LEA)r | |
| 11 | AGREED | |
| A desire to acquire more is established (6) | A + GREED | |
| 12 | ETHEREAL | |
| Energy sustained by the true light (8) | E + THE + REAL | |
| 14 | MISSIONARY | |
| Evangelist is one accepted by son carried by Mary (10) | [IS + (I inside SON)] inside MARY | |
| 16 | BOND | |
| Frequently visited Sydney site missing one link (4) | BONDI minus I | |
| 18 | VAIN | |
| One spotted in vehicle without real importance (4) | I inside VAN | |
| 19 | EARTHLINGS | |
| It hears things eating large people here (10) | EAR + (THINGS outside L) | |
| 22 | SITTINGS | |
| Tells all about it before start of trial sessions (8) | SINGS outside [IT + (T)RIAL] | |
| 23 | SCORIA | |
| Refined rock is lacking potassium – a smelter’s waste (6) | Anagram of ROCK IS minus K + A | |
| 26 | TROTTER | |
| Leading part of the swine? (7) | (T)HE + ROTTER | |
| 27 | TENANTS | |
| One staying in camp accommodated people (7) | AN inside TENTS | |
| 28 | KOMODO DRAGON | |
| Monitor spoilt good mark taking gathering on (6,6) | Anagram of GOOD MARK outside DO + ON | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | LIVER | |
| Organ handed over without ownership of external legal documentation (5) | DELIVERED minus DEED | |
| 3 | ISRAELIS | |
| Lives repeatedly disrupted by real upset Middle Easterners (8) | Anagram of REAL inside (IS + IS) | |
| 4 | CEDE | |
| Qualities of rice determined yield (4) | riCE DEtermined | |
| 5 | OBLITERATE | |
| Completely get rid of oxygen ignited in blast (10) | O + (LIT inside BERATE) | |
| 6 | HINDER | |
| Check sample of flesh in dermatology (6) | flesH IN DERmatology | |
| 7 | SCALE DOWN | |
| Reduce in size, like fish have (5,4) | SCALED + OWN | |
| 8 | SEALED | |
| Certain marine acted as a guide (6) | SEA + LED | |
| 9 | CHARM | |
| Monarch giving up on unsettled appeal (5) | Anagram of (MONARCH minus ON) | |
| 13 | ENDANGERED | |
| Threatened termination caused outrage (10) | END + ANGERED | |
| 15 | SHIFTWORK | |
| Fine pair, standing in, avoid job with regular hours (9) | (F + TWO) inside SHIRK | |
| 17 | PLACENTA | |
| Site not contracted by a supplier in development (8) | PLACE + N(o)T + A | |
| 18 | VISITS | |
| Travel document not finalised? It is needed for stopovers (6) | (VIS)A + ITS | |
| 20 | STAYS | |
| Braces remain in place solidly at the front (5) | STAY + (S)OLIDLY | |
| 21 | VICTIM | |
| Sufferer’s vitality demonstrated outside court one (6) | VIM outside (CT + I) | |
| 24 | RONDO | |
| Musical composition is right before performing act (5) | R + ON + DO | |
| 25 | STUD | |
| Boss curtailed researcher’s work (4) | (STUD)Y |
