| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HEROISM | |
| Boldness is shown in her room regularly (7) | IS inside [HER + r(O)o(M)] | |
| 5 | TAMING | |
| Minister, wearing identification, is breaking in (6) | MIN inside TAG | |
| 9 | BASIL | |
| Ingredient of pesto as listed in incomplete invoice (5) | AS inside BIL(l) | |
| 10 | DECORATOR | |
| Interior designer last month briefly hooked up with speaker (9) | DEC + ORATOR | |
| 11 | LANDMARK | |
| Feature with Bond’s boss involved in carefree adventure (8) | (AND + M) inside LARK | |
| 12 | CHIP IN | |
| Awful physician not needing, say, to make a contribution (4,2) | Anagram of PHYSICIAN minus SAY | |
| 14 | UNCONTROLLABLE | |
| Furious relative checking on bill containing bread (14) | UNCLE outside [ON + (TAB outside ROLL)] | |
| 16 | BREAD-AND-BUTTER | |
| Bad burn treated with new preparation that’s practical (5-3-6) | Anagram of BAD BURN TREATED | |
| 20 | RAMBLE | |
| Start to run, walk and meander (6) | (R)un + AMBLE | |
| 22 | DETRITUS | |
| Nothing exported from Detroit, America, remains (8) | DETROIT minus O + US | |
| 24 | ANDROMEDA | |
| An Italian city, featured in supplement, brought back a bunch of stars (9) | AN + [ROME inside (ADD reversed)] | |
| 25 | NAIVE | |
| Innocent local not taking time (5) | NATIVE minus T | |
| 26 | NEEDED | |
| Required leader not used by one editor repeatedly (6) | (o)NE + (ED + ED) | |
| 27 | SLOGGED | |
| Far side of woods, stripped of trees, is hit hard (7) | wood(S) + LOGGED | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HOBBLE | |
| Bees, heard inside cavity, make progress with difficulty (6) | Sounds like BB inside HOLE | |
| 2 | RESONANCE | |
| Vibrancy on a screen varied (9) | Anagram of ON A SCREEN | |
| 3 | IN LIMBO | |
| One vote against accepting member is pending (2,5) | I + (NO outside LIMB) | |
| 4 | MODERATING | |
| Demo arranged before lecture is becoming less violent (10) | Anagram of DEMO + RATING | |
| 5 | TACT | |
| Time to do something with diplomacy (4) | T + ACT | |
| 6 | MARSHAL | |
| Damages assessed by hospital and a large group (7) | MARS + H + A + L | |
| 7 | NOT UP | |
| Tennis umpire’s call is presented the wrong way (3,2) | (PUT ON) reversed | |
| 8 | ORANGE | |
| Fruit variety available after opening of orchard (6) | RANGE after (O)rchard | |
| 13 | DOUBLE BASS | |
| B&B, say, managed by one foolish musician? (6,4) | B twice (DOUBLE B) + ASS | |
| 15 | BREATHING | |
| Bear savaged by creature is alive (9) | Anagram of BEAR + THING | |
| 16 | BUREAU | |
| Holiday unit with gold furniture (6) | BURE + AU | |
| 17 | DELTOID | |
| Was first up to identify shoulder muscle (7) | LED reversed + TO + ID | |
| 18 | TORONTO | |
| Excerpt from narrator on touring part of Canada (7) | narraTOR ON TOuring | |
| 19 | ASCEND | |
| Climb, for instance, face of cliff with wind up (6) | AS + (C)liff + END | |
| 21 | MIDGE | |
| Grey mounted grey, oddly, with bug (5) | DIM reversed + (G)r(E)y | |
| 23 | LEND | |
| Advance left on purpose (4) | L + END |
