| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SCATTY | |
| Slightly unpredictable animal kept in farm enclosure (6) | CAT inside STY | |
| 4 | PHASE OUT | |
| Gradually get rid of drunken characters from taphouse (5,3) | Anagram of TAPHOUSE | |
| 10 | UNDER-THE-COUNTER | |
| Illegal matter admitted by wild deer hunter (5-3-7) | COUNT inside anagram of DEER HUNTER | |
| 11 | TACKLERS | |
| Footballers veer left and right in middle of test (8) | TACK + L + [R inside t(ES)t] | |
| 12 | FREEZE | |
| Independent zone missing out on cold snap (6) | FREE + (ZONE minus ON) | |
| 13 | RUIN | |
| Defeat one in lead (4) | I inside RUN | |
| 14 | OSTENSIBLE | |
| Professed leader of organisation realistic about time (10) | (O)RGANISATION + (SENSIBLE outside T) | |
| 18 | CANTILEVER | |
| A moulding of tin forming part of ingenious extended bracket (10) | (A + anagram of TIN) inside CLEVER | |
| 19 | NEWS | |
| Bulletin’s four main points (4) | N + E + W + S | |
| 22 | AERIAL | |
| A regular show not needing initial broadcaster (6) | A + S(ERIAL) | |
| 24 | PRONATOR | |
| Specialist treated a torn muscle (8) | PRO + anagram of A TORN | |
| 26 | CONFIDENTIALITY | |
| Secrecy regarding India felt wrong in large place (15) | (ON + anagram of INDIA FELT) inside CITY | |
| 27 | RELATION | |
| Family member’s second to try ecstasy (8) | T(R)Y + ELATION | |
| 28 | LEGGED | |
| Sporting members led around baby carrier (6) | LED outside EGG | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SHUTTER | |
| Part of a camera that’s quiet, say (7) | SH + UTTER | |
| 2 | ADDICTION | |
| A dealer’s primary way of expressing dependence (9) | A (D)EALER + DICTION | |
| 3 | THRILL | |
| Blast personnel department after time laid up (6) | (HR after T) + ILL | |
| 5 | HACK | |
| Cut jade (4) | Double Definition | |
| 6 | SQUARISH | |
| A little old hat, right, one worn in sport (8) | (R + I) inside SQUASH | |
| 7 | OUTRE | |
| Extraordinary tourer docked in different places (5) | Anagram of (TOURE)R | |
| 8 | TERRENE | |
| Mundane blunder accepted by wayward teen (7) | ERR inside anagram of TEEN | |
| 9 | PHARISEE | |
| Hypocrite upset parish and meek at heart (8) | Anagram of PARISH + M(EE)K | |
| 15 | EXECRATE | |
| Abhor board member and judge (8) | EXEC + RATE | |
| 16 | BREATHING | |
| Bear savaged by creature is alive (9) | Anagram of BEAR + THING | |
| 17 | BIGAMIST | |
| Huge cloud hanging over a two-timing unionist (8) | (BIG + MIST) outside A | |
| 18 | CHANCER | |
| Opportunist is hard at work in house (7) | H inside CANCER | |
| 20 | SPRAYED | |
| Head of surgery talked to a higher authority for dispensed drops (7) | (S)URGERY + PRAYED | |
| 21 | ON TAPE | |
| Recorded copy not starting badly (2,4) | APE after anagram of NOT | |
| 23 | RENAL | |
| Doctor finally recalled passage connected to the kidneys (5) | DOCTO(R) + (LANE reversed) | |
| 25 | HERO | |
| Prepared horse, not running second, is a champion (4) | Anagram of HORSE minus S |
