| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STRUCK | |
| Small vehicle involved in a collision (6) | S + TRUCK | |
| 4 | SPELLING | |
| Relieving English teacher’s subject, perhaps (8) | Double Definition | |
| 10 | AMPOL | |
| Refined palm oil decreased by the Italian fuel supplier (5) | Anagram of PALM OIL minus IL | |
| 11 | ORIENTATE | |
| Get the lie of the land that isn’t presented in talk? (9) | (IE + NT) inside ORATE | |
| 12 | BULLET TRAIN | |
| News about returned art – it travels quickly (6,5) | BULLETIN outside (ART reversed) | |
| 13 | PIT | |
| Withdrawn bonus is mine (3) | TIP reversed | |
| 14 | DIOCESAN | |
| Newly-appointed deacon is a bishop (8) | Anagram of DEACON IS | |
| 15 | STOP | |
| Prevent plants growing back (4) | POTS reversed | |
| 18 | AREA | |
| A study, mostly a field of study (4) | A + (REA)d | |
| 20 | CUT LOOSE | |
| Free toilets situated in nice setting (3,5) | LOOS inside CUTE | |
| 24 | SAP | |
| Members of congress approach easy mark? (3) | congresS APproach | |
| 25 | OBSERVATION | |
| Serb involved in cheering should be watching (11) | Anagram of SERB inside OVATION | |
| 26 | GESTATION | |
| Development, for example, set back transport hub (9) | EG reversed + STATION | |
| 27 | IRATE | |
| Cross that is worn by traitor (5) | IE outside RAT | |
| 28 | SCRUTINY | |
| Hybrid of any citrus passing a close examination (8) | Anagram of ANY CITRUS minus a | |
| 29 | SACHET | |
| Sealed envelope located outside a church (6) | SET outside (A + CH) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SCABBY | |
| Despicable taxi-driver parked behind pole (6) | CABBY after S(outh) | |
| 2 | RIPPLED | |
| Strong current, conducted under pressure, caused waves (7) | RIP + (LED after P) | |
| 3 | CALLED ON | |
| Everyone linked to journalist in fraud must be summoned (6,2) | (ALL + ED) inside CON | |
| 5 | PRIMA BALLERINA | |
| Formal liberal treated roughly in article by a star performer (5,9) | PRIM + (anagram of LIBERAL inside AN) +A | |
| 6 | LINING | |
| Some poplin in garment, perhaps? (6) | popLIN IN Garment | |
| 7 | IN A SPOT | |
| One not trapping snake is experiencing difficulty (2,1,4) | (I + NOT) outside ASP | |
| 8 | GREAT APE | |
| Gear modified to record a wild animal (5,3) | Anagram of GEAR + TAPE | |
| 9 | POP THE QUESTION | |
| Father, quite honest, arranged to make a proposal (3,3,8) | POP anagram of QUITE HONEST | |
| 16 | MARSH GAS | |
| Methane from planet Mercury, for instance (5,3) | MARS + HG + AS | |
| 17 | MONA LISA | |
| Painting from Tassie art centre is in LA (4,4) | MONA + (IS inside LA) | |
| 19 | EXPOSER | |
| Former model and whistle-blower (7) | EX-POSER | |
| 21 | EPITAPH | |
| Last word: record it using a phone (7) | EP + IT + A + PH | |
| 22 | COBALT | |
| Metal bar shortened inside gun (6) | BA(r) inside COLT | |
| 23 | INSERT | |
| Conclusion of press reported in dull supplement (6) | pres(S) inside INERT |
