| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RUBBLE | |
| Two billion collected by government remains (6) | BB inside RULE | |
| 4 | PROTESTS | |
| Objects and worthless stuff carried by troublesome people (8) | ROT inside PESTS | |
| 9 | METHAMPHETAMINE | |
| Ice, say, received with meat the pieman ordered (15) | MET + HAM + anagram of THE PIEMAN | |
| 11 | ALL HEART | |
| A judge transporting two learners back to court is generous (3,5) | (A + HEAR) outside LL + cour(T) | |
| 12 | TABLED | |
| Governed after the bill is put forward (6) | LED after TAB | |
| 14 | TO-DO | |
| Period in retreat before start of outrageous excitement (2-2) | DOT reversed + (O)utrageous | |
| 15 | PLAINTIFFS | |
| They’re seen in court contesting ordinary arguments (10) | PLAIN + TIFFS | |
| 18 | LONELINESS | |
| Solitude is not so much about one with nothing in retirement (10) | LESS outside [ONE + (NIL reversed)] | |
| 19 | KNEE | |
| Passengers in shock needed a joint (4) | shocK NEEded | |
| 22 | NUANCE | |
| Subtlety is lacking in person who’s obnoxious (6) | NUISANCE minus IS | |
| 24 | PLEADERS | |
| Quiet people who guide advocates (8) | P + LEADERS | |
| 26 | INSURANCE POLICY | |
| Sort of preclusion limiting an indifferent contract that offers protection (9,6) | Anagram of PRECLUSION outside AN + ICY | |
| 27 | GO TO SEED | |
| Degenerate experienced overdose outside court (2,2,4) | GOT + (OD outside SEE) | |
| 28 | WEDGED | |
| Wide, hit with the outside part of the bat, is blocked (6) | W + EDGED | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | REMNANT | |
| A small number surviving division infiltrated by corrupt man (7) | RENT outside anagram of MAN | |
| 2 | BATTLED ON | |
| Insulator, deceived, struggled to succeed (7,2) | BATT + LED ON | |
| 3 | LEADER | |
| News reel turned up containing advertisement (6) | REEL reversed outside AD | |
| 5 | RHEA | |
| Bird poacher scrambled free of cop (4) | Anagram of POACHER minus COP | |
| 6 | TEA PARTY | |
| Pate dished out before stylish social gathering (3,5) | Anagram of PATE + ARTY | |
| 7 | STILL | |
| Source of alcohol (not sparkling) (5) | Double Definition | |
| 8 | SPEEDOS | |
| Swimmers so far below the surface returned after minutes finally (7) | (SO + DEEP) reversed after minute(S) | |
| 10 | PARKLAND | |
| Place containing old animal sanctuary and nature reserve (8) | PL outside ARK + AND | |
| 13 | DISSOLVE | |
| Break down loss mounting in disreputable club (8) | LOSS reversed inside DIVE | |
| 16 | FINGERING | |
| Identifying fine wool for knitting (9) | Double Definition | |
| 17 | PLACARDS | |
| Public notices “P” on front of vehicle owned by young men (8) | P + (CAR inside LADS) | |
| 18 | LINKING | |
| Connecting line cut off with ruler (7) | (LIN)e + KING | |
| 20 | ESSAYED | |
| Judges say, editor to a certain degree, tried (7) | judgES SAY EDitor | |
| 21 | CAPONE | |
| Beat one famous gangster (6) | CAP + ONE | |
| 23 | ASSET | |
| It’s well worth having when ready (5) | AS + SET | |
| 25 | ONCE | |
| An area of concern in the old days (4) | cONCErn |
