| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PREPARED | |
| Piano salesman, with a bottle of wine, is all set (8) | P + REP + A + RED | |
| 5 | SLALOM | |
| All tumbled in some shortened ski race (6) | Anagram of ALL inside SOM(e) | |
| 10 | ONSET | |
| Start working as an actor (5) | Double Definition | |
| 11 | ABRASIONS | |
| One playing in a section of an orchestra scrapes (9) | (I + ON) inside (A + BRASS) | |
| 12 | POWER PLANT | |
| One who has to pay money to design, in platinum, a generator (5,5) | (OWER + PLAN) inside PT | |
| 13 | ASIA | |
| Heavily populated area – one located in a state of Australia (4) | I inside (A + SA) | |
| 15 | BEHOLD | |
| Observe the man reversing in Valiant (6) | HE reversed inside BOLD | |
| 16 | HOLY SEE | |
| Married one leaving homily to visit papal court (4,3) | HOMILY minus (M + I) + SEE | |
| 19 | SHEARED | |
| Fleeced sheep are inside farm building (7) | ARE inside SHED | |
| 21 | CHANCE | |
| Part of a church without large opening (6) | CHANCEL minus L | |
| 23 | EAST | |
| Banquet not beginning with main course (4) | (f)EAST | |
| 25 | CAPITALISE | |
| Fund’s maximum amount is placed in one account (10) | CAP + [IS inside (I + TALE)] | |
| 27 | CARTAGENA | |
| Transport agent contracted by a place in Spain (9) | CART + AGEN(t) + A | |
| 28 | TUNED | |
| Turned down river running well (5) | TURNED minus R | |
| 29 | SEE RED | |
| Drove, not having time to blow a gasket (3,3) | STEERED minus T | |
| 30 | BODY SLAM | |
| Sadly, mob mishandled manoeuvre in ring (4,4) | Anagram of SADLY MOB | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PROMPT | |
| Fun time in gym is executed without delay (6) | ROMP inside PT | |
| 2 | ELSEWHERE | |
| The Spanish do needlework here and in another place (9) | EL + SEW + HERE | |
| 3 | AFTER HOURS | |
| Our father’s terribly late (5,5) | Anagram of OUR FATHERS | |
| 4 | E-MAILED | |
| The writer, withdrawn and troubled, sent a message (1-6) | ME reversed + AILED | |
| 6 | LIST | |
| Roll is lean (4) | Double Definition | |
| 7 | LIONS | |
| Some with pride, for example, leaving army units (5) | LEGIONS minus EG | |
| 8 | MISLAYER | |
| Mass murderer providing refuge for one loser (8) | (M + SLAYER) outside I | |
| 9 | BRUNCH | |
| Starter of rabbit featured in group meal (6) | (R)abbit inside BUNCH | |
| 14 | PLEASANTLY | |
| Layer containing sealant moulded well (10) | PLY outside anagram of SEALANT | |
| 17 | SECTIONAL | |
| Battered stretch of coastline is divided (9) | Anagram of COASTLINE | |
| 18 | ESSENCES | |
| Contents of vessel once deficient in oxygen and sulphur concentrates? (8) | v(ESSE)l + (ONCE minus O) + S | |
| 20 | DEADEN | |
| Dull idea not supported by one study (6) | (IDEA minus I) + DEN | |
| 21 | CHICAGO | |
| Smart move made behind a hang-out frequented by gangsters (7) | CHIC + (GO after A) | |
| 22 | SELDOM | |
| Passengers on board vessel do meet occasionally (6) | vesSEL DO Meet | |
| 24 | SERVE | |
| Work for American camper during visit (5) | RV inside SEE | |
| 26 | CARE | |
| Keeping manual, say, close to phone (4) | CAR + phon(E) |
