| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | BICYCLED | |
| Took part in a road race organised by ICC and showed the way (8) | Anagram of BY ICC + LED | |
| 5 | SPACES | |
| Special, highly skilled people, cleared areas (6) | SP + ACES | |
| 10 | SPADE | |
| Dig one in a suit (5) | Double Definition | |
| 11 | CORPORATE | |
| A port rebuilt in centre should be shared (9) | Anagram of A PORT inside CORE | |
| 12 | CAME TO LIGHT | |
| A comet, terribly faint, appeared (4,2,5) | Anagram of A COMET + LIGHT | |
| 13 | LID | |
| Credentials printed on the back of large cover (3) | ID after L | |
| 14 | ROLLER COASTER | |
| Local restorer restored playground equipment? (6,7) | Anagram of LOCAL RESTORER | |
| 18 | DELICATESSENS | |
| Had food, two courses, in a variety of licensed food shops (13) | (ATE + S+S) inside anagram of LICENSED | |
| 22 | APT | |
| Proper laptop with peripheral cut off (3) | LAPTOP minus LOP | |
| 23 | SIR LANCELOT | |
| Knight’s sword originally taken from ruined Roslin Castle (3,8) | Anagram of ROSLIN CASTLE minus (S)word | |
| 26 | CORTISONE | |
| Anti-inflammatory agent is not mistakenly injected into heart (9) | Anagram of IS NOT inside CORE | |
| 27 | ARETE | |
| Expanse of bare terrain containing a sharp ridge (5) | bARE TErrain | |
| 28 | DINGHY | |
| Slightly damage handy kind of boat? (6) | DING + H and Y | |
| 29 | ASBESTOS | |
| Fireproof material, for instance, most desirable overseas (8) | AS + BEST + OS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | BASICS | |
| Form of tax is incorporating cold hard facts (6) | (BAS + IS) outside C | |
| 2 | CRAMMER | |
| Hard-working student caught with heavy hitter (7) | C + RAMMER | |
| 3 | CHEST | |
| Form of ethics not supporting one case (5) | Anagram of ETHICS minus I | |
| 4 | EXCELLENT | |
| Former fashion magazine, named at the outset in court, is remarkably good (9) | EX + [ELLE + (N)amed] inside CT | |
| 6 | PROSTRATE | |
| Flat rate underpinning expert’s time (9) | RATE after (PROS + T) | |
| 7 | CHAPLET | |
| A prayerful person might use this piano in mountain lodge (7) | P inside CHALET | |
| 8 | SPENDERS | |
| Writer, wearing dress, teased people who like to splash out (8) | PEN inside anagram of DRESS | |
| 9 | BRIG | |
| Prison on the banks of river is extensive (4) | BIG outside R | |
| 15 | LOCKSMITH | |
| Football player’s story recounted for security expert (9) | LOCK + sounds like MYTH | |
| 16 | CASTANETS | |
| Stage performers sent a redesigned percussion instrument (9) | CAST + anagram of SENT A | |
| 17 | ADVANCED | |
| Progressive dance plugged by five in commercial (8) | (V inside DANCE) inside AD | |
| 19 | LATER ON | |
| One not supported by misguided relation in time (5,2) | Anagram of RELATION minus I | |
| 20 | SALIENT | |
| Prominent foreigner captured in stone (7) | ALIEN inside ST | |
| 21 | ATHENS | |
| Birds staying behind at Greek spot (6) | HENS after AT | |
| 24 | RIOT | |
| One involved in corruption and wild behaviour (4) | I inside ROT | |
| 25 | CRANE | |
| Lifter competed in brace with no support (5) | RAN inside (BRACE minus BRA) |
