| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PALATE | |
| Taste starter of anchovies presented in dish (6) | (A)nchovies inside PLATE | |
| 4 | PRICE CUT | |
| Discount place stocking rice crackers at the front (5,3) | PUT outside [RICE + (C)rackers] | |
| 9 | MATERIALISATION | |
| Mate is clothed by a tailor in organised appearance (15) | MATE + (IS inside anagram of A TAILOR IN) | |
| 11 | OPERATED | |
| Speed included in distribution of dope should be controlled (8) | RATE inside anagram of DOPE | |
| 12 | IMPALE | |
| Run through sick person’s admission perhaps (6) | IM PALE | |
| 13 | SKIP | |
| Leave out rubbish bin (4) | Double Definition | |
| 14 | CONTINUOUS | |
| Union scout worked without a break (10) | Anagram of UNION SCOUT | |
| 18 | LIGHT METER | |
| Camera gear fitted inside flame thrower (5,5) | MET inside LIGHTER | |
| 19 | PROF | |
| Piano beneficial to retired teacher of note (4) | P + (FOR reversed) | |
| 22 | NUMBAT | |
| Australian termite eater paralysed ants regularly (6) | NUMB + (A)n(T)s | |
| 24 | TOLERANT | |
| Catholic rushed in to lease (8) | RAN inside (TO + LET) | |
| 26 | IN THE ALTOGETHER | |
| Theatre light, one out of order, is stripped (2,3,10) | Anagram of THEATRE LIGHT ONE | |
| 27 | STRAYING | |
| Roving kind of fish shielded by piercing weapon? (8) | RAY inside STING | |
| 28 | UTERUS | |
| Unwavering trade union backed young developer (6) | (SURE + TU) reversed | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | POMPOUS | |
| Overbearing Englishman ordered soup (7) | POM + anagram of SOUP | |
| 2 | LATHERING | |
| Ring under shaping tool is making foam (9) | RING after LATHE | |
| 3 | TARMAC | |
| Road surfacing division, stationed in ACT, relocated (6) | ARM inside anagram of ACT | |
| 5 | RAID | |
| Pressure released by speedy attack (4) | RAPID minus P | |
| 6 | CLAIMANT | |
| Accuser’s objective admitted by close social worker (8) | AIM inside (CL + ANT) | |
| 7 | CHINA | |
| Porcelain items from church in Antioch (5) | churCH IN Antioch | |
| 8 | TENDERS | |
| Inexperienced seller’s opening bids (7) | TENDER + (S)eller | |
| 10 | ACETONE | |
| Excellent colour for a solvent (7) | ACE + TONE | |
| 15 | TREMOLO | |
| Redesigned motel roof without 50% fluctuation in pitch (7) | Anagram of MOTEL + RO(of) | |
| 16 | OUR FATHER | |
| Prayer at four excited most of flock (3,6) | Anagram of AT FOUR + (HER)d | |
| 17 | STRATEGY | |
| Contract not put forward in odd plan of action (8) | GET reversed inside STRAY | |
| 18 | LENTILS | |
| Time of fasting is broken by large vegetarian meal for one (7) | LENT + (IS outside L) | |
| 20 | FUTURES | |
| Commodities, dealer offloaded from defaulter, sure varied greatly (7) | Anagram of DEFAULTER SURE minus DEALER | |
| 21 | RELENT | |
| Give in on fast time (6) | RE + LENT | |
| 23 | METER | |
| Apparatus for measuring oxygen extracted from heavenly body (5) | METEOR minus O | |
| 25 | CLAN | |
| Family group caught with a number of computers connected up (4) | C + LAN |
