| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ORCHARDS | |
| They grow fruit or vegetables (8) | OR + CHARDS | |
| 5 | STRAIN | |
| Direction given by coach to try really hard (6) | S(outh) + TRAIN | |
| 10 | TENET | |
| Teaching elements of forgotten etiquette (5) | fogotTEN ETiquette | |
| 11 | CRIME BOSS | |
| Microbes cultivated by small supplier of narcotics maybe? (5,4) | Anagram of MICROBES + S | |
| 12 | FRENCH DRESSING | |
| Disgruntled diners ring chefs dropping starter with incredible vinaigrette (6,8) | Anagram of DINERS RING CHEFS minus (I)ncredible | |
| 14 | HILL | |
| Fell in hospital needing medical attention (4) | H + ILL | |
| 15 | DAIRYMAN | |
| Large number backed an agriculturalist (8) | MYRIAD reversed + AN | |
| 18 | RIP | |
| Opening a stretch of turbulent water (3) | Double Definition | |
| 19 | PEDAL BIN | |
| Cutter turned around inside secure waste disposal unit (5,3) | BLADE reversed inside PIN | |
| 20 | OREO | |
| Biscuit filled with cream or lemon evenly (4) | OR + l(E)m(O)n | |
| 23 | MACARONI CHEESE | |
| One ice cream has spoilt pasta meal (8,6) | Anagram of ONE ICE CREAM HAS | |
| 26 | AUTHENTIC | |
| Trustworthy relative embracing the one heading to court (9) | AUNT outside THE + I + (C)ourt | |
| 27 | RAITA | |
| Ordered pastrami, not spam – a side dish (5) | Anagram of PASTRAMI minus SPAM + A | |
| 28 | GARISH | |
| Showy centre removed from decoration (6) | GAR(n)ISH | |
| 29 | ESCARGOT | |
| Freight in established delicacy (8) | CARGO inside EST | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | OUT OF SHAPE | |
| Heats up food mostly cooked in a poor way (3,2,5) | Anagram of (HEATS UP FOO)d | |
| 2 | CONCEALED | |
| Recompilation of clean code is kept secret (9) | Anagram of CLEAN CODE | |
| 3 | ATTACH | |
| A chat deteriorated after time with associate (6) | A + (anagram of CHAT after T) | |
| 4 | DECIDE | |
| Last month I had energy and resolve (6) | DEC + ID + E | |
| 6 | TREASURE | |
| Adjusted rate with fixed value (8) | Anagram of RATE + SURE | |
| 7 | ADORN | |
| Deck trouble fixed by Royal Navy (5) | ADO + RN | |
| 8 | NOSE | |
| Hooter, one lacking in sound? (4) | NOISE minus I | |
| 9 | WIRETAP | |
| Waitperson somehow not catching child’s bug (7) | Anagram of WAITPERSON minus SON | |
| 13 | INTOLERANT | |
| At home, unruly lot aren’t uncharitable (10) | IN + anagram of LOT ARENT | |
| 15 | DIN | |
| Eat mostly with a continuous noise (3) | (DIN)e | |
| 16 | MARKETING | |
| Label can used in, for example, distribution of goods (9) | MARK + (TIN inside EG) | |
| 17 | FLOATERS | |
| Viewing spots are lost at sea after closing of reef (8) | Anagram of ARE LOST after ree(F) | |
| 18 | RISOTTO | |
| Italian meal made from root – it’s produced in a special way (7) | Anagram of ROOT ITS | |
| 21 | CIRCUS | |
| Entertaining show about ignoring a superpower (6) | CIRCA minus A + US | |
| 22 | SHERPA | |
| Mountain guide, perhaps, worked without pressure once (6) | Anagram of PERHAPS minus P | |
| 24 | ALTAR | |
| A large rodent overturned table in church (5) | A + L + (RAT reversed) | |
| 25 | TANG | |
| Insect picked up a distinctive smell (4) | GNAT reversed |
