| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RACISM | |
| Retired coach is associated with male prejudice (6) | CAR reversed + IS + M | |
| 4 | DEPOSE | |
| Set down a quantity of drugs containing EPO mostly (6) | DOSE outside (EP)o | |
| 8 | MERIT | |
| Value the writer, right, with it (5) | ME + R + IT | |
| 9 | NASHI PEAR | |
| A vessel manoeuvred in close with exotic fruit (5,4) | (A + SHIP) inside NEAR | |
| 11 | METHANE | |
| Long thick human hair penetrated by the sprayed chemical (7) | MANE outisde anagram of THE | |
| 12 | OIL WELL | |
| Ring one left rightly for gusher, say (3,4) | O + I + L + WELL | |
| 13 | EVER | |
| Cut down leader at any time (4) | (s)EVER | |
| 14 | NINEPINS | |
| NSW’s opener playing cricket injured spine bowling (8) | (N)sw + IN + anagram of SPINE | |
| 17 | UNEARTHS | |
| Discovers uranium near this with iodine not detected (8) | U + [(NEAR THIS) minus I] | |
| 19 | MAYO | |
| Yam diced up with egg dressing (4) | Anagram of YAM + O | |
| 23 | PICCOLO | |
| Choose short, cool, brewed black coffee (7) | PIC(k) + anagram of COOL | |
| 24 | OARSMAN | |
| Person who made progress after having a stroke? (7) | Cryptic Definition | |
| 25 | DEEP SPACE | |
| Pace back and forth in area filled with stars (4,5) | SPEED reversed + PACE | |
| 26 | MINCE | |
| Store taking delivery of cold meat in small portions (5) | MINE outside C | |
| 27 | FRIDGE | |
| Fine, raised strip of land should be cooler (6) | F + RIDGE | |
| 28 | PROSIT | |
| Good luck to you specialists joining IT (6) | PROS + IT | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | REMEMBER | |
| Urge every second representative to look back (8) | u(R)g(E) + MEMBER | |
| 2 | CURETTE | |
| Correct temperature recorded with the unfilled surgical instrument? (7) | CURE + T + T(h)E | |
| 3 | SATRAP | |
| Old ruler, say, not closing mouth (6) | SA(y) + TRAP | |
| 4 | DISCOUNT STORES | |
| Shops that sell cheap items and seconds, tourist exploited (8,6) | Anagram of SECONDS TOURIST | |
| 5 | PHILLIPS | |
| Type of screw mount secured in spots (8) | HILL inside PIPS | |
| 6 | SHEBEEN | |
| Queen, for instance, associated with opening of new tavern that’s cheap? (7) | SHE BEE + (N)ew | |
| 7 | INTERNATIONALE | |
| One Italian tenor, short on oxygen, messed up revolutionary song (14) | Anagram of ONE ITALIAN TENOR minus O | |
| 10 | ROLE | |
| Part and parcel of control experiments (4) | contROL Experiments | |
| 15 | CAROUSED | |
| One leaving Cairo took drugs and had a good time (8) | CA(i)RO + USED | |
| 16 | DOWNBEAT | |
| Do we, hanging around outside, take notice at flat? (8) | (DO + WE) outside NB + AT | |
| 18 | NUCLEAR | |
| Peacekeepers backed fine for possessing atomic weapons (7) | UN reversed + CLEAR | |
| 20 | ALMONDS | |
| Cooked salmon stuffed with last of toasted nuts (7) | Anagram of SALMON outside toaste(D) | |
| 21 | SPED | |
| A group of serious pedestrians moved quickly (4) | seriouS PEDestrians | |
| 22 | PRIMER | |
| Elementary book is a little explosive (6) | Double Definition |
