| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | GAPING | |
| Joke about pressure in Open (6) | GAG outside (P + IN) | |
| 5 | FORT | |
| Military outpost defended soundly (4) | Sounds like FOUGHT | |
| 9 | RONDO | |
| Musical composition is right before performing act (5) | R + ON + DO | |
| 10 | CONGRUENT | |
| Members of public on Gruen topic should be agreeing (9) | publiC ON GRUEN Topic | |
| 13 | FIELDER | |
| Fine one senior member of a cricket team (7) | F + I + ELDER | |
| 14 | DESCENT | |
| Pole secured by reasonable line (7) | S inside DECENT | |
| 15 | RATE | |
| Trade adversely impacted without diamonds to value (4) | Anagram of TRADE minus D | |
| 16 | CALCULATOR | |
| Call about copper at work endlessly in summer? (10) | CALL outside CU + AT + w)OR(k | |
| 19 | GO-BETWEENS | |
| Grand English award disconcerted newest agents (2-8) | G + OBE + anagram of NEWEST | |
| 20 | LIVE | |
| Endure depravity in retreat (4) | EVIL reversed | |
| 23 | AWAKENS | |
| A snake, twisted around tail of cow, comes to life (7) | Anagram of A SNAKE outside co(W) | |
| 25 | IN PRINT | |
| She dropped out of internship not properly documented (2,5) | Anagram of INTERNSHIP minus SHE | |
| 26 | DREAM TEAM | |
| The best people rate me poorly in block (5,4) | Anagram of RATE ME inside DAM | |
| 28 | CONDO | |
| Pro’s opposing side provide a place in America (5) | CON + DO | |
| 29 | BEAR | |
| Put up with growth of hair to a great extent (4) | (BEAR)d | |
| 30 | MODERN | |
| Novel way of working, right, inside study? (6) | MO + (R inside DEN) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | AVOIDS | |
| Ducks enthusiastic about egg starting to split (6) | AVID outside O + (S)plit | |
| 3 | INCARNATE | |
| Human transporter engaged by native (9) | CAR inside INNATE | |
| 4 | GONAD | |
| Sex gland’s activity connected to mutated DNA (5) | GO + anagram of DNA | |
| 5 | FIRE SALE | |
| Clearance of damaged goods affected lease after large growth (4,4) | Anagram of LEASE after FIR | |
| 6 | TIN | |
| Large amount of colour roofing material (3) | (TIN)t | |
| 7 | PREFER | |
| Sporting official protected by agent returned favour (6) | REF inside (REP reversed) | |
| 8 | INVERTEBRATE | |
| Indecisive person, wearing green, adjusted a beret (12) | IN + VERT + anagram of A BERET | |
| 11 | ELECTRICIANS | |
| Tradies fashioned nice articles (12) | Anagram of NICE ARTICLES | |
| 12 | TUTOR | |
| Express disapproval or give individual instruction (5) | TUT + OR | |
| 17 | CONFIRMED | |
| Proven case of fraud dismissed for male (9) | (CON + FIRED) outside M | |
| 18 | STREAMER | |
| Ship carrying right flag (8) | STEAMER outside R | |
| 19 | GUARD | |
| Drug turned up in possession of a sentry (5) | DRUG reversed outside A | |
| 21 | EFTPOS | |
| Payment option left, possibly, with shortcomings? (6) | lEFT POSsibly | |
| 22 | SPACER | |
| Small horse – it maintains a steady gap (6) | S + PACER | |
| 24 | STEAM | |
| Move fast left-winger of steady squad? (5) | (S)teady + TEAM | |
| 27 | ROB | |
| Hold up probe with ends missing (3) | p)ROB(e |
