| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DESCRIPTOR | |
| Keyword part in record is regenerated (10) | PT inside anagram of RECORD IS | |
| 6 | MAID | |
| Helper is composed during conversation (4) | Sounds like MADE | |
| 10 | ELOCUTE | |
| Felon, not restricted by appealing, is to speak out publicly? (7) | f)ELO(n + CUTE | |
| 11 | DRIVELS | |
| Learner, involved in lessons, say, talks childishly? (7) | L inside DRIVES | |
| 12 | MATED | |
| Lodgers in bedroom ate dinner and had sex (5) | bedrooM ATE Dinner | |
| 13 | ELASTOMER | |
| Rubbery stuff left in seam tore roughly (9) | L inside anagram of SEAM TORE | |
| 14 | DEAD HEAT | |
| Loved one mostly hated tailored tie (4,4) | (DEA)r + anagram of HATED | |
| 15 | TRIAGE | |
| One involved in changing great hospital’s prioritising of treatment (6) | I inside anagram of GREAT | |
| 18 | POLICE | |
| Patrol is cautious primarily in an attractive place (6) | [(I)s + (C)autious] inside POLE | |
| 19 | TIMOR SEA | |
| One type of code used in middle of unstable area north of Australia (5,3) | (I + MORSE) inside uns(TA)ble | |
| 22 | CAMERAMEN | |
| Film crew arrived right before the last word (9) | CAME + R + AMEN | |
| 24 | SAUCE | |
| It’s taken from suitcase, undone, and used for dressing (5) | Anagram of SUITCASE minus ITS | |
| 25 | SO THERE | |
| Cross bearing the expression of defiance (2,5) | SORE outside THE | |
| 26 | SHIFTED | |
| Repositioned one foot covered in cast (7) | (I + FT) inside SHED | |
| 27 | PAST | |
| Associates of Trump, as tweeted, should be finished? (4) | trumP AS Tweeted | |
| 28 | BANDLEADER | |
| Ban power cable coated in poor red conductor (10) | BAN + (LEAD inside anagram of RED) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DREAMED | |
| Imagined the writer filled with dread? Just the opposite! (7) | ME inside DREAD | |
| 2 | SHORTFALL | |
| Deficiency spoilt model of fort on display in small hall (9) | Anagram of FORT inisde (S + HALL) | |
| 3 | ROUND THE CORNER | |
| Revised record on hunter is close at hand (5,3,6) | Anagram of RECORD ON HUNTER | |
| 4 | PLEBEIAN | |
| Be embraced by dishevelled Nepali man in the street (8) | BE inside anagram of NEPALI | |
| 5 | OLD HAT | |
| Antiquated, broken hand tool not holding on (3,3) | Anagram of HAND TOOL minus ON | |
| 7 | A-TEAM | |
| Top performers took a course in the morning (1-4) | ATE + AM | |
| 8 | DESERVE | |
| Stevedore not keeping to re-issued warrant (7) | Anagram of STEVEDORE minus TO | |
| 9 | WINTER SOLSTICE | |
| Victory! Colt is manoeuvred in short event that’s seasonal (6,8) | WIN + (anagram of COLT IS inisde TERSE) | |
| 16 | ASSAULTED | |
| A squadron’s leader saluted excitedly and attacked (9) | A + (S)quadron + anagram of SALUTED | |
| 17 | LIONISED | |
| Honoured one is strangely sporting hat (8) | Anagram of ONE IS inside LID | |
| 18 | PACKS UP | |
| Sack badly bitten by dog gives out (5,2) | Anagram of SACK inside PUP | |
| 20 | AMENDER | |
| Editor, say, read about retaining people (7) | Anagram of READ outside MEN | |
| 21 | AMOEBA | |
| Ecstasy found in possession of a gang and a low-life? (6) | E inside (A MOB) + A | |
| 23 | METIS | |
| Person of mixed ancestry touched lives (5) | MET + IS |
