| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | MOTHER LODE | |
| Main vein remaining close to normal during procedure (6,4) | [OTHER + norma(L)] inside MODE | |
| 7 | GLAD | |
| Happy place in a forest that’s clear mostly (4) | (GLAD)e | |
| 10 | HELLENIC | |
| Hot spot excited nice Greek (8) | HELL + anagram of NICE | |
| 11 | UGANDA | |
| Land dug and aerated to some extent (6) | dUG AND Aerated | |
| 12 | USEFUL | |
| American developed fuel of great importance (6) | US + anagram of FUEL | |
| 13 | SEAMLESS | |
| Marine left in dining area with no apparent interruptions (8) | SEA + (L inside MESS) | |
| 14 | GEAR | |
| Parts connected to engage a rotating mechanism (4) | engaGE A Rotating | |
| 15 | WHOLEGRAIN | |
| Who left, for example, source of water with seeds? (10) | WHO + L + EG + RAIN | |
| 18 | ARNHEM LAND | |
| Opening of new hospital inside reappointed alderman’s indigenous region (6,4) | [(N)ew + H] inside anagram of ALDERMAN | |
| 21 | VETO | |
| Rule out letters written in native tongue (4) | natiVE TOngue | |
| 22 | TRAIN SET | |
| Wet weather, interrupting test, set back small railway system (5,3) | RAIN inside (TEST reversed) | |
| 24 | SERVER | |
| Computer unit part with resistance installed (6) | SEVER outside R | |
| 25 | SCAMPI | |
| Devil one seafood dish (6) | SCAMP + I | |
| 26 | BOILOVER | |
| Young man largely dealt with one partner’s surprising result (8) | (BO)y + I + LOVER | |
| 27 | SHED | |
| The woman had a place to keep things outside (4) | Double Definition | |
| 28 | FREIGHTERS | |
| Soldiers taking on merchant ships (10) | FIGHTERS outside RE | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | OVERSTEER | |
| Support at back of servo corrected right turning problem (9) | (TEE after anagram of SERVO) + R | |
| 3 | HOLD FORTH | |
| Lecture in ancient garrison built between two hotels (4,5) | (OLD + FORT) inside (H + H) | |
| 4 | RUNS LOW | |
| Dodgy urn, heating gently, becomes depleted (4,3) | Anagram of URN + SLOW | |
| 5 | OCCASIONAL TABLE | |
| So, a local cabinet, fully restored, is ornamental furniture? (10,5) | Anagram of SO A LOCAL CABINET | |
| 6 | EDUCATE | |
| A teacher initially brought in to develop school (7) | [A + (T)eacher] inside EDUCE | |
| 8 | LUNGE | |
| Suddenly come forward with ring lost in sitting-room (5) | LOUNGE minus O | |
| 9 | DRAGS ON | |
| University fellow checking newspapers seems to take forever (5,2) | DON outside RAGS | |
| 16 | RIVER BOAT | |
| Vessel arranged to arrive around opening of bar (5,4) | Anagram of TO ARRIVE outside (B)ar | |
| 17 | IN THE REAR | |
| Rescheduled train carrying present is behind (2,3,4) | Anagram of TRAIN outside HERE | |
| 18 | ARTISTS | |
| Creative people sit around splitting up parts without piano (7) | SIT reversed inside (PARTS minus P) | |
| 19 | MASTIFF | |
| Mother’s pet dog (7) | MAS + TIFF | |
| 20 | DASHING | |
| Odd character, nursing part of leg, is competing in a sprint (7) | DAG outside SHIN | |
| 23 | AWAKE | |
| Come to a watery track (5) | A + WAKE |
