| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CERAMIST | |
| Potter’s backed horse is featured in court (8) | (MARE reversed + IS) inside CT | |
| 5 | LATHES | |
| Young girl nearly cut by the machinery (6) | (LAS)s outside THE | |
| 10 | BRANDY ALEXANDER | |
| Relax and be spoilt drinking hot cocktail (6,9) | ANagram of RELAX AND BE outside RANDY | |
| 11 | DEPARTMENT | |
| Section tampered with Reformation books of religious significance (10) | Anagram of TAMPERED + NT | |
| 12 | REAL | |
| Only half of Canadian port is authentic (4) | mont(REAL) | |
| 14 | FARTER | |
| Gas emitter at a more advanced point releasing hydrogen (6) | FARTHER minus H | |
| 15 | NARRATE | |
| Rushed back to assess report (7) | RAN reversed + RATE | |
| 18 | IN SHORT | |
| Prepared historian not using AI to sum up (2,5) | ANagram of HISTORIAN minus AI | |
| 20 | SHTICK | |
| Little time needed at the end of quiet comedian’s routine (6) | TICK after SH | |
| 21 | PALE | |
| Part of a fence is lacking in colour (4) | Double Definition | |
| 23 | BRING ABOUT | |
| Manage to call sailor involved in drinking session (5,5) | (RING + AB) inside BOUT | |
| 26 | TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS | |
| Wonder if a term’s wrong at end of temporary sign (6,2,7) | Anagran of IF A TERMS after (TEMP + LEO) | |
| 27 | HERESY | |
| This world, say, not supporting a belief contrary to established theory (6) | HERE + (SAY minus A) | |
| 28 | PENDANTS | |
| Items of jewellery finish up in pocket of trousers (8) | END inside PANTS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CUBED | |
| Copper base is cut into small pieces (5) | CU + BED | |
| 2 | REAPPEARS | |
| Harvest fruit turns up again (9) | REAP + PEARS | |
| 3 | MODERATION | |
| Mediator worked on composure (10) | Anagram of MEDIATOR | |
| 4 | STAMMER | |
| Smart men mostly sorted out communication problem (7) | ANAgram of (SMART ME)n | |
| 6 | AGAS | |
| A substance that powers kitchen appliances (4) | A + GAS | |
| 7 | HEDGE | |
| Hard cutter fashioned fence (5) | H +EDGE | |
| 8 | STROLLED | |
| Street wound round and rambled (8) | ST + ROLLED | |
| 9 | PENNON | |
| Old money largely being supported by standard (6) | (PENN)y + ON | |
| 13 | PROTRACTED | |
| Long-winded veteran star regularly performed on stage (10) | PRO + s(T)a(R) + ACTED | |
| 16 | ANCHORMAN | |
| Monarch rattled an individual who’s crucial to the success of a broadcast (9) | Anagram of MONARCH + AN | |
| 17 | DISPATCH | |
| Carry out fancy bath found in dump (8) | SPA inside DITCH | |
| 19 | TORPOR | |
| Drowsiness some attributed to stout or port (6) | stouT OR PORt | |
| 20 | SANTA FE | |
| Feast spread around an important city in New Mexico (5,2) | Anagram of FEAST outside AN | |
| 22 | LEMUR | |
| Arboreal animal left crested animal next to river? (5) | L + EMU + R | |
| 24 | TUSKS | |
| Trade union makes requests, ignoring a number of tough projections (5) | TU + (ASKS minus A) | |
| 25 | PLUS | |
| Asset may be costly to a large extent (4) | (PLUS)h |
