| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CLERIC | |
| Divine relic excited head of church (6) | Anagram of RELIC + (C)hurch | |
| 5 | HABITAT | |
| Natural environment is rather active in Panama possibly (7) | (A BIT) inside HAT | |
| 9 | FORTUNE-TELLERS | |
| Timber gatherers collecting erratically – not true visionaries (7-7) | FELLERS outside anagram of NOT TRUE | |
| 11 | URINATED | |
| Weed, one found in nature, weirdly died (8) | I inside anagram of NATURE + D | |
| 12 | FONDUE | |
| Found cooked slice of eggplant in dipping sauce (6) | Anagram of FOUND + (E)ggplant | |
| 14 | TIGHT | |
| Compact may be in operation from tonight (5) | TONIGHT minus ON | |
| 15 | CHRISTMAS | |
| Swindler, finally identified in this scam, spoilt holiday (9) | swindle(R) inside anagram of THIS SCAM | |
| 17 | RINGTONES | |
| Band on set reworked “Music of the Modern Age” (9) | RING + anagram of ON SET | |
| 19 | STRIP | |
| Expose back of dress with slip up (5) | dres(S) + TRIP | |
| 21 | SILENT | |
| Mum is coming back some time before Easter (6) | IS reversed + LENT | |
| 23 | INTRIGUE | |
| Conspiracy in firm about one thousand dollars (8) | IN + [TRUE outside (I + G)] | |
| 25 | INTERNATIONALS | |
| Injured Iranian lost ten matches at the highest level (14) | Anagram of IRANIAN LOST TEN | |
| 26 | GROMMET | |
| Young surfer’s ring of rope or metal (7) | Double Definition | |
| 27 | GREASY | |
| Like oil when present in hair colour (6) | AS inside GREY | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | LOOKING ON | |
| Relatives depart with crazy person outside watching (7,2) | (KIN + GO) inside LOON | |
| 3 | RETRACT | |
| Withdraw contents of free political booklet? (7) | f(RE)e + TRACT | |
| 4 | CANDESCENT | |
| Depth charge, way down, is glowing (10) | CAN + DESCENT | |
| 5 | HATE | |
| Have no stomach for filling of sandwich at eatery (4) | sandwicH AT Eatery | |
| 6 | BILIOUS | |
| Sick one sprayed oil inside people mover (7) | (I + anagram of OIL) inside BUS | |
| 7 | TREND | |
| Time to break with style (5) | T + REND | |
| 8 | TESTERS | |
| Output of cryptic setters (7) | Anagram of SETTERS | |
| 10 | GUST | |
| Endless enthusiasm is a blast? (4) | GUST(o) | |
| 13 | PRESENTING | |
| Promoter initially feeling bitter about putting on a show (10) | (P)romoter + RESENTING | |
| 16 | MARIGOLDS | |
| Parents, supporting mother, arrange flowers (9) | OLDS after (MA+ RIG) | |
| 17 | RUSHING | |
| Mass of hair covering shin is advancing quickly (7) | RUG outside SHIN | |
| 18 | TANGRAM | |
| Puzzle bug fixed up by computer store (7) | GNAT reversed + RAM | |
| 19 | STRANGE | |
| Extraordinary street selection (7) | ST + RANGE | |
| 20 | PIER | |
| Support the work of a baker, right? (4) | PIE + R | |
| 22 | LOTTO | |
| Ladies, say, taking time, doubled up in gambling game (5) | LOO outside (T + T) | |
| 24 | PACT | |
| Agreement is solid, according to auditor (4) | Sounds like PACKED |
