| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CUT-PRICE | |
| Temperature maintained in container with grain is reduced (3-5) | T inside CUP + RICE | |
| 5 | STOKED | |
| Australian, thrilled, tended a fire (6) | Double Definition | |
| 9 | UPRAISE | |
| Exalt pair newly married in service (7) | Anagram of PAIR inside USE | |
| 10 | MAGENTA | |
| Publication developed neat colour used in printing (7) | MAG + anagram of NEAT | |
| 11 | THERAPISTS | |
| They heal the detectives bitten by rats (10) | THE + (PIS inside RATS) | |
| 12 | FAWN | |
| Sandy bearing jammed inside air conditioner (4) | W inside FAN | |
| 13 | ROOKIE | |
| Novice mob member found with knives regularly (6) | ROO + (K)n(I)v(E)s | |
| 14 | FREEHOLD | |
| Reef damaged part of ship’s property (8) | Anagram of REEF + HOLD | |
| 17 | SPRINTER | |
| Small computer device – one that’s fast to finish (8) | S + PRINTER | |
| 18 | DOES UP | |
| Secures employment in school heading in a new direction (4,2) | (USE inside POD) reversed | |
| 21 | REEL | |
| Five pulled out of riotous feast and dance (4) | REVEL minus V | |
| 22 | POTATO PEEL | |
| Something used to cook a very good fish and vegetable slice (6,4) | POT + A + TOP + EEL | |
| 24 | KEEP OUT | |
| Stay away as king adjusted toupee (4,3) | K + anagram of TOUPEE | |
| 25 | SWIMMER | |
| Athlete’s boil lanced with wire initially (7) | (W)ire inside SIMMER | |
| 26 | RELATE | |
| Alter revised conclusion of the report (6) | Anagram of ALTER + th(E) | |
| 27 | ALL-SORTS | |
| Odd group left couple so taken in by arts (3-5) | (LL + SO) inside ARTS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CLUSTER | |
| Yours truly, perhaps, entertaining street gathering (7) | CLUER outside ST | |
| 2 | THREE-COURSE MEAL | |
| Latecomer – he sure cooked a big dinner (5-6,4) | Anagram of LATECOMER + HE + SURE | |
| 3 | RUINATION | |
| Defeat, one accepted in rugby union country (9) | I inside (RU + NATION) | |
| 4 | CREDIT | |
| Head of Coles tried changing a person’s financial standing (6) | (C)oles + anagram of TRIED | |
| 6 | TOGO | |
| West African country had backed end of embargo (4) | GOT reversed + embarg(O) | |
| 7 | KANGAROO STEAMER | |
| A market’s oregano transformed outback stew (8,7) | Anagram of A MARKETS OREGANO | |
| 8 | DRAINED | |
| Weak adder moved around outside home (7) | Anagram of ADDER outside IN | |
| 10 | MOTORS | |
| Time spent in open waste lands goes quickly (6) | T inside MOORS | |
| 15 | ECONOMICS | |
| Financial matters not detailed in e-books of a humorous nature? (9) | NO(t) inside E-COMICS | |
| 16 | DEPORT | |
| Exile tied up leader of terrorists (6) | ROPED reversed + (T)errorists | |
| 17 | STRIKER | |
| Cycle ridden by senior member of a soccer team? (7) | TRIKE inside SR | |
| 19 | POLARIS | |
| Star with nothing left in Olympic city (7) | (O + L) inside PARIS | |
| 20 | TASSEL | |
| A group of fashionistas selected a hanging ornament (6) | fashionisTAS SELected | |
| 23 | COST | |
| Taxi not accepting a penalty (4) | COAST minus A |
