| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SECOND THOUGHTS | |
| Doubts about world’s end still accepted in sects (6,8) | [ON + worl(D) + though] inside SECTS | |
| 10 | ABOUT | |
| A period of illness is concerning (5) | A + BOUT | |
| 11 | CALIBRATE | |
| Fine-tune case framing a politician (9) | CRATE outside (A + LIB) | |
| 12 | SPONSOR | |
| Small bridge of connecting tissue or support (7) | S + PONS + OR | |
| 13 | PARENT | |
| Executive’s offsider ripped apart author (6) | PA + RENT | |
| 15 | VEIL | |
| Screen dump of festive illuminations (4) | festiVE ILluminations | |
| 16 | TRAVELLER | |
| Bank worker, holding party, briefly sighted mobile salesman (9) | TELLER outside (RAV)e | |
| 19 | SEEDLINGS | |
| See the results of accidents around large and small plants (9) | (SEE + DINGS) outside L | |
| 20 | CARD | |
| Jack, say, located finally at the rear of vehicle (4) | locate(D) after CAR | |
| 23 | CASEIN | |
| Lawsuit concerned with protein obtained from milk (6) | CASE + IN | |
| 25 | AMENITY | |
| Pleasing feature people noticed in a city supporting carbon emission? (7) | MEN inside (A + CITY minus C) | |
| 27 | ROAST PORK | |
| Ask for port in a mess, ignoring fine food (5,4) | Anagram of ASK FOR PORK minus F | |
| 28 | LOG ON | |
| Enter a computer’s brand, beginning with name (3,2) | LOGO + (N)ame | |
| 29 | SUPERINTENDENT. | |
| Administrator sent around various parts of Peru with plan (14) | SENT outside (anagram of PERU + INTEND). | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | ECONOMISE | |
| Green one is upset about minister’s initial budget (9) | ECO + [anagram of ONE IS outside (M)inister] | |
| 3 | OBTUSE | |
| Slow orbit oddly linked to wear and tear (6) | (O)r(B)i(T) + USE | |
| 4 | DECORATING | |
| Honouring code developed by class (10) | Anagram of CODE + RATING | |
| 5 | HOLY | |
| Participants of 29th Olympics should be dedicated (4) | 29tH OLYmpics | |
| 6 | UNBIASED | |
| A bin replaced in second-hand fair (8) | Anagram of A BIN inside USED | |
| 7 | HEAVE | |
| A beautiful place not finalised for cast (5) | (HEAVE)n | |
| 8 | SHELTER | |
| Female left territory’s asylum (7) | SHE + L + TER | |
| 9 | CAB SAV | |
| Local red taxis have operated without restrictions? (3,3) | CABS + h)AV(e | |
| 14 | RAMSHACKLE | |
| Shaky clerk has broken down embracing a male (10) | Anagram of CLERK HAS outside (A + M) | |
| 17 | LEADING ON | |
| Wild dog entering tip is deceiving (7,2) | DINGO inside LEAN | |
| 18 | CLOISTER | |
| Guise not maintained by weird religious sect in retreat (8) | Anagram of RELIGIOUS SECT minus GUISE | |
| 19 | SECURES | |
| Ties up dog trapped by witnesses (7) | CUR inside SEES | |
| 21 | DRYING | |
| Tail-ender with opener in final is wilting (6) | opene(R) inside DYING | |
| 22 | HEELED | |
| Played the part of a hooker as listed (6) | Double Definition | |
| 24 | STAMP | |
| Street light without large impression (5) | ST + (LAMP minus L) | |
| 26 | DOWN | |
| Drink and finish wine regularly (4) | DO + (W)i(N)e |
