| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ANGLO-SAXON | |
| A slogan rewritten by performing Englishman (5-5) | Anagram of A SLOGAN + X + ON | |
| 6 | CROC | |
| Snapper caught by fabulous bird (4) | C + ROC | |
| 10 | STARTER | |
| Race official organised rest at conclusion of qualifier (7) | Anagram of REST AT + qualifie(R) | |
| 11 | SHUTTER | |
| Part of a camera that’s quiet, say (7) | SH + UTTER | |
| 12 | REDEFINED | |
| Colour choice adopted by editor is specified differently (9) | RED + (FINE inside ED) | |
| 13 | SPREE | |
| Picture about public relations romp (5) | SEE outside PR | |
| 14 | CHA-CHA | |
| Dance fellow almost completed more than once (3-3) | CHA(p) twice | |
| 16 | PANACHE | |
| Criticise a chef lacking fine style (7) | PAN + A + (CHEF minus F) | |
| 17 | BIN | |
| Dispose of returned bill (3) | NIB reversed | |
| 19 | FOR SURE | |
| Abridged form confused user clearly (3,4) | FOR(m) + anagram of USER | |
| 20 | SCHEME | |
| Seem out of place adopting church’s proposal (6) | Anagram of SEEM outside CH | |
| 23 | OUTDO | |
| Trump is leaving studio broadcast before Oprah’s introduction (5) | Anagram of STUDIO minus IS + (O)prah | |
| 24 | GO IT ALONE | |
| To act independently, Information Technology invested in target set by individual (2,2,5) | IT inside (GOAL + ONE) | |
| 26 | LEAFLET | |
| Circular meadow left for redevelopment (7) | LEA + anagram of LEFT | |
| 27 | ERUDITE | |
| Conclusion of the Italian accepted by impertinent academic (7) | th(E) + (IT inside RUDE) | |
| 28 | DIET | |
| Cut out fat, ultimately? (4) | DIE + fa(T) | |
| 29 | INCOHERENT | |
| Native interrupted by commanding officer is rambling (10) | INHERENT outside CO | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ABSTRACT | |
| Deep muscles stretch (8) | ABS + TRACT | |
| 2 | GRAND | |
| Imposing Greek by the way (5) | GR + AND | |
| 3 | OUT OF THIS WORLD | |
| Excellent flour withstood mixing (3,2,4,5) | Anagram of FLOUR WITHSTOOD | |
| 4 | AIRING | |
| Publication – one produced in a syndicate (6) | I inside (A + RING) | |
| 5 | OBSIDIAN | |
| A bond is reformulated containing one type of volcanic glass (8) | Anagram of A BOND IS outside I | |
| 7 | ROTARY HOE | |
| Divided clubhouse with no room for American field worker? (6,3) | ROTARY + (HOUSE minus US) | |
| 8 | CORNET | |
| Crown missing centrepiece – a piece of brass? (6) | COR(o)NET | |
| 9 | SUBSTANCE ABUSE | |
| Replace a coach after position taken on ecstasy and misapplication of drugs (9,5) | SUB + [(A + BUS) after STANCE] + E | |
| 15 | ABOUT-FACE | |
| Turn around mismanaged cafe after a fight (5-4) | Anagram of CAFE after (A + BOUT) | |
| 16 | PIE | |
| Food from a bakery priced oddly (3) | (P)r(I)c(E)d | |
| 17 | BRIGHTEN | |
| Clear up claim held by a Scottish high-rise? (8) | RIGHT inside BEN | |
| 18 | REVERENT | |
| Loving is always apparent in split (8) | EVER inside RENT | |
| 21 | BOWLED | |
| Ship’s leader went first and delivered (6) | BOW + LED | |
| 22 | LIKE SO | |
| Koel is not normally this way (4,2) | Anagram of KOEL IS | |
| 25 | OLIVE | |
| Love hot type of oil used in cooking (5) | O + LIVE |
