| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ICECAP | |
| Integrated circuit returned speed for a cold mass (6) | IC + (PACE reversed) | |
| 5 | BILLET | |
| Metal bar or post (6) | Double Definition | |
| 9 | EBULLIENT | |
| Excited male that is in care of specialist (9) | (BULL + IE) inside ENT | |
| 10 | STALL | |
| Beat around the bush and animal enclosure (5) | Double Definition | |
| 11 | RELIEVED | |
| Happy story, told inside, always backed by detective (8) | LIE inside (EVER reversed) + D | |
| 12 | BIOPIC | |
| Big topic missing great personal story (6) | BIG TOPIC minus GT | |
| 14 | HOSPITABLE | |
| Helpful shop replaced one piece of furniture (10) | Anagram of SHOP + I + TABLE | |
| 15 | MEAL | |
| Trimmed beef, say, served with large quantity of food (4) | MEA(t) + L | |
| 17 | CHAT | |
| Pet swallowing hot potato (4) | CAT outside H | |
| 19 | FLASHLIGHT | |
| It may be needed to see rope in escape (10) | LASH inside FLIGHT | |
| 22 | EAGLET | |
| Small bird’s broken leg ingested by swallow (6) | ANagram of LEG inside EAT (verb) | |
| 23 | GEMSTONE | |
| It’s considered precious by most involved in DNA unit (8) | Anagram of MOST inside GENE | |
| 25 | CHILE | |
| Country boy, say, cut off end of toe (5) | CHIL(d) + to(E) | |
| 26 | OVIPAROUS | |
| Egg-laying duck and fat cat wake up briefly (9) | O + VIP + AROUS(e) | |
| 27 | THONGS | |
| They are worn on the beach in different places (6) | Double Definition | |
| 28 | GET SET | |
| Be prepared to experiment, for example, taking retirement (3,3) | (TEST + EG) reversed | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | COUPLES | |
| Items at a higher price in supermarket (7) | UP inside COLES | |
| 3 | CALLER ID | |
| Representation of dialler after connecting initially? (6,2) | Anagram of DIALLER after (C)onnecting | |
| 4 | PREFERABLE | |
| Favoured whistle-blower shown in by expert (10) | REF inside (PER + ABLE) | |
| 5 | BUTT | |
| American behind an object of ridicule (4) | Double Definition | |
| 6 | LOST IT | |
| One at end of street, parked in parking area, blew up (4,2) | (I after ST) inside LOT | |
| 7 | EXAMPLE | |
| Test blood type removed from pale specimen (7) | EXAM + (PALE minus A) | |
| 8 | BLOCK LETTERS | |
| Renters of a large group of buildings in capitals (5,7) | Double Definition | |
| 9 | EARTH SCIENCE | |
| Nice teachers revised geology, for instance (5,7) | Anagram of NICE TEACHERS | |
| 13 | BLISTERING | |
| Very hot tiles warped during transport (10) | Anagram of TILES inside BRING | |
| 16 | CLASS ACT | |
| Distinguished performer caught by girl in front of a court (5,3) | C + LASS + A + CT | |
| 18 | ANGUISH | |
| An outburst admitting one’s suffering (7) | (AN + GUSH) outside I | |
| 20 | GOOD ONE | |
| Sticky stuff, cooked, that’s nice (4,3) | GOO + DONE | |
| 21 | SEVERN | |
| Cut head of native English flower (6) | SEVER + (N)ative | |
| 24 | BOSS | |
| One with the authority to manage stud (4) | Double Definition |
