| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SUBSTITUTE | |
| Its vehicle returned with class deputy (10) | (ITS + BUS) reversed + TUTE | |
| 6 | BLAB | |
| Brisbane’s first research centre let the cat out of the bag (4) | (B)risbane + LAB | |
| 9 | TRAIN | |
| Time to shower and prepare for a particular event (5) | T + RAIN | |
| 10 | RETRACTOR | |
| Retired stage performer after right theatre item (9) | RET + (ACTOR after R) | |
| 12 | IN THE RED | |
| Some skinflint here died owing money (2,3,3) | skinflINT HERE Died | |
| 13 | WRITHE | |
| He signed at the end of a legal document with a twist (6) | HE after WRIT | |
| 15 | CUTS | |
| Iodine not applied to skin lacerations (4) | CUTIS minus I | |
| 16 | TERRIBLE | |
| Bad blunder by one replacing a part of table (8) | TABLE with (ERR +I) replacing A | |
| 19 | HEARINGS | |
| He is holding a syndicate’s judicial investigations (8) | HES outside (A + RING) | |
| 20 | SHUN | |
| Deliberately avoid bright light outside hospital (4) | SUN outside H | |
| 23 | ROTATE | |
| Degenerate bolted down switch (6) | ROT + ATE | |
| 24 | VIOLENCE | |
| Caught in the throes of one evil, depraved act of cruelty (8) | C inside anagram of ONE EVIL | |
| 26 | BREACHING | |
| Every individual conveyed by transport is opening up (9) | EACH inside BRING | |
| 27 | COOKS | |
| Company says yes to kitchen workers (5) | CO + OKS | |
| 28 | DOTS | |
| Stood back, ignoring orator’s initial points (4) | STOOD reversed minus (O)rator | |
| 29 | LAUNCESTON | |
| Institute mostly concerned with finishing established Tasmanian location (10) | (LAUNC)h + (ON after EST) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SET PIECE | |
| Move damaged step that is noticeably in the middle (3,5) | Anagram of STEP + IE + notiCEably | |
| 2 | BEAUTY TREATMENT | |
| Dizzy brunette may eat first piece of this parlour’s offering (6,9) | Anagram of BRUNETTE MAY EAT + (T)his | |
| 3 | TENTER | |
| Time to join framework for stretching cloth (6) | T + ENTER | |
| 4 | TORMENTING | |
| To many primarily involved in leasing, it’s annoying (10) | TO + [(M)any inside RENTING] | |
| 5 | TA-TA | |
| Length of event at auditorium is so long (2-2) | evenT AT Auditorium | |
| 7 | LET IT ALL HANG OUT | |
| Relax and laugh a little, not needing treatment (3,2,3,4,3) | Anagram of LAUGH A LITTLE NOT | |
| 8 | BARBER | |
| Live in public house, right, with hairdresser? (6) | BE inside (BAR + R) | |
| 11 | ADROIT | |
| Clever piece of marketing one tossed in rubbish (6) | AD + (I inside ROT) | |
| 14 | PRESSING ON | |
| Turn maintained by spinners out of form is continuing (8,2) | GO inside anagram of SPINNERS | |
| 17 | EROTIC | |
| Lustful one tore back and front of clothing (6) | (I + TORE) reversed + (C)lothing | |
| 18 | IN SEASON | |
| Freely available accommodation occupied by marine very much (2,6) | INN outside (SEA + SO) | |
| 21 | BRIBED | |
| Paid off guy employed in foundation (6) | RIB inside BED | |
| 22 | CLICHE | |
| Commonplace types of prolific lichen (6) | prolifiC LICHEn | |
| 25 | VISA | |
| Outlook not getting Microsoft’s final endorsement (4) | VISTA minus microsof(T) |
