| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STAND OUT | |
| Be prominent and consumed by alcohol (5,3) | AND inside STOUT | |
| 5 | STEERS | |
| Small trees distracted some in herd (6) | S + anagram of TREES | |
| 9 | ENGLAND | |
| A glen transformed heart of blandish country (7) | Anagram of A GLEN + bla(ND)ish | |
| 10 | CAPITAL | |
| Main type of bread eaten by calf mostly (7) | PITA inside (CAL)f | |
| 11 | CORAL TROUT | |
| Food fish left covered in diced carrot completely (5,5) | L inside anagram of CARROT + OUT | |
| 12 | ENVY | |
| Be jealous of diplomatic agent losing out on love (4) | ENVOY minus O | |
| 14 | EPHESIANS | |
| Wandering sheep is speared by an ancient people (9) | Anagram of SHEEP IS outside AN | |
| 16 | EDIT | |
| Rewrite characters in capitalised italics (4) | capitalisED ITalics | |
| 18 | PAIN | |
| One of the family in agony (4) | PA + IN | |
| 19 | ROCK OPERA | |
| Crook worked with agent backing a modern musical (4,5) | Anagram of CROOK + (REP reversed) + A | |
| 21 | PIDE | |
| Dish containing one slice of dry Turkish bread (4) | PIE outside (D)ry | |
| 22 | PAIN-KILLER | |
| A dye not rightly slipped into person’s analgesic (4-6) | (A + INK + ILL) inside PER | |
| 25 | CREVICE | |
| Opening chapter on corruption (7) | C + RE + VICE | |
| 26 | RAT RACE | |
| Creative work held back by people’s hectic routine (3,4) | (ART reversed) inside RACE | |
| 27 | DISNEY | |
| Film producer’s cast freed from organised syndicates (6) | Anagram of SYNDICATES minus CAST | |
| 28 | BLOCKERS | |
| They check opening of big storage units (8) | (B)ig + LOCKERS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SKETCHED | |
| Formed a picture of boat mostly kept in storage (8) | (KETC)h inside SHED | |
| 2 | AUGUR | |
| Divine gold flooring in retreat (5) | AU + (RUG reversed) | |
| 3 | DEADLY SINS | |
| Unforgivable acts sadly damaged one involved in studies (6,4) | (anagram of SADLY + I) inside DENS | |
| 4 | UNDERCARRIAGE | |
| One involved in cure arranged different supporting framework (13) | I inside anagram of CURE ARRANGED | |
| 6 | TIPS | |
| Lists bits of information that could be helpful (4) | Double Definition | |
| 7 | EXTENSIVE | |
| Huge event is organised behind the back of old friend (9) | Anagram of EVENT IS after EX | |
| 8 | SPLAYS | |
| Spreads out activity in middle of lesson (6) | PLAY inside le(SS)on | |
| 10 | CRUISE CONTROL | |
| Clerics on tour maligned Governor (6,7) | Anagram of CLERICS ON TOUR | |
| 13 | HEDONISTIC | |
| Self-indulgent Mafia boss, one bound by strange ethics (10) | (DON + I) inside anagram of ETHICS | |
| 15 | HEADDRESS | |
| Crown, say, male before speech (9) | HE + ADDRESS | |
| 17 | HARRIERS | |
| Hawks hunting dogs (8) | DOuble Definition | |
| 20 | SPACED | |
| Measure in standard deviation is positioned at intervals (6) | PACE inside SD | |
| 23 | LEASE | |
| Landlord’s offering large facility (5) | L + EASE | |
| 24 | LIFE | |
| Field greatly changing human affairs (4) | Anagram of (FIEL)d |
