| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STIRRERS | |
| Disorganised terrorists surrendering to troublemakers (8) | Anagram of TERRORISTS minus TO | |
| 5 | FAILED | |
| Bankrupt fellow felt unwell (6) | F + AILED | |
| 10 | INDIVIDUALISTIC | |
| One form of identification used in civil suit and confused with original (15) | I + (ID inisde anagram of CIVIL SUIT AND) | |
| 11 | TRADE NAME | |
| Registered a study plugging unexciting brand (5,4) | (A + DEN) inside TAME | |
| 12 | HEAVE | |
| Experience taking ecstasy and throw up (5) | HAVE outside E | |
| 13 | GOLD | |
| Metal ring ultimately made long ago (4) | rin(G) + OLD | |
| 15 | ORIGINS | |
| Launching points or island stocking alcohol (7) | OR + (IS outside GIN) | |
| 18 | ARRESTS | |
| Crook superstar, not bearing up, has a heart attack (7) | ANagram of SUPERSTAR minus UP | |
| 20 | SIGN | |
| Mark tin containing one thousand dollars (4) | SN outside (I + G) | |
| 23 | RAGER | |
| Enthusiastic party-goer’s lifespan may be restricted by rights (5) | AGE inside (R + R) | |
| 24 | INCESSANT | |
| Endless stream of insects moving around a pole (9) | Anagram of INSECTS outside (A + N) | |
| 26 | STRAIGHTENED OUT | |
| The reading rewritten in bold should be corrected (12,3) | Anagram of THE READING inside STOUT | |
| 27 | EMERGE | |
| Appear to come together after end of dispute (6) | MERGE after disput(E) | |
| 28 | HYDRANTS | |
| Drive through rebuilt shanty’s main outlets (8) | DR inside anagram of SHANTY | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SHIITE | |
| Muslim greeting put in place (6) | HI inside SITE | |
| 2 | INDIAN | |
| Someone from Asia raised financial assistance in hotel (6) | AID reversed inside INN | |
| 3 | REVUE | |
| Variety show in French not counted in takings (5) | REVENUE minus EN | |
| 4 | RED-CARD | |
| Send off parts of high-powered car directly (3-4) | highpoweRED CAR Directly | |
| 6 | ALIGHTING | |
| A feature of stage management is coming down (9) | A + LIGHTING | |
| 7 | LOTHARIO | |
| Libertine group has not finished with international playground (8) | LOT + HA(s) + RIO | |
| 8 | DECREASE | |
| Contract as specified in law (8) | AS inside DECREE | |
| 9 | GAZEBO | |
| Watch boat docked at summerhouse (6) | GAZE + (BOAT minus AT) | |
| 14 | OBSERVING | |
| Short boy, returning (playing tennis), is attentive (9) | BO(y) reversed + SERVING | |
| 16 | FAIR ISLE | |
| Flower wrapped in leaf formed a decorative knitting pattern (4,4) | IRIS inside anagram of LEAF | |
| 17 | DRUG-FREE | |
| Doctor, connected with refuge, treated without narcotics (4-4) | DR + anagram of REFUGE | |
| 19 | SLIGHT | |
| Put down learner driver taking part in display (6) | L inside SIGHT | |
| 20 | SOCIETY | |
| Fellowship is so easy at first in a large place (7) | SO + [(E)asy inside CITY] | |
| 21 | BABOON | |
| Troop member’s call that’s not nice in public proclamation (6) | BOO inside BAN | |
| 22 | STATES | |
| Celebrity mostly set up authorities (6) | STA(r) + SET reversed | |
| 25 | SMEAR | |
| Malign listener after brief text message (5) | EAR after (SM)s |
