| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SPORT | |
| Exhibit page in catalogue (5) | P inside SORT | |
| 4 | BUSH PILOT | |
| Prepared to publish outback flyer (4,5) | Anagram of TO PUBLISH | |
| 9 | CATERPILLAR | |
| Provide leader with grub (11) | CATER + PILLAR | |
| 10 | TWO | |
| Number in addition so to speak (3) | Sounds like TOO | |
| 11 | EVENING | |
| Time for a soiree just in back of building (7) | EVEN + IN + buildin(G) | |
| 12 | CAME IN | |
| Entered cinema in a drunken manner (4,2) | Anagram of CINEMA | |
| 14 | OVAL | |
| Eggs discovered next to large field (4) | OVA + L | |
| 15 | HEIRLOOM | |
| He left in one room an object of passing interest? (8) | HE + [L inside (I + ROOM)] | |
| 19 | FLIPPANT | |
| Turn over trousers with end trimmed to be irreverent (8) | FLIP + PANT(s) | |
| 20 | OGLE | |
| Participants during jog leer and stare impertinently? (4) | jOG LEer | |
| 23 | ATTACK | |
| Criticise a troop’s leader before strategic move (6) | A + (T)roop + TACK | |
| 25 | SPANNED | |
| Crossed a wide area as speculators initially looked for gold (7) | (S)peculators + PANNED | |
| 27 | DUE | |
| Outstanding pair of performers finished early (3) | (DUE)t | |
| 28 | BRAIN-TEASER | |
| Variation of base rate in quarter, ultimately is a difficult problem (5-6) | Anagram of BASE RATE IN + quarte(R) | |
| 29 | EXPERTISE | |
| Special knowledge and time one invested in old friend, as such (9) | (T + I) inside (EX + PER SE) | |
| 30 | TODAY | |
| Small dog biting dad briefly is right now (5) | TOY outside (DA)d | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SOCCEROO | |
| Australian sports star’s century boosting score ruined by two ducks (8) | C inside anagram of SCORE + OO | |
| 2 | ON THE BALL | |
| Is deserting this during one social event smart? (2,3,4) | (THIS minus IS) inside (ONE + BALL) | |
| 3 | TARDIS | |
| Who’s transport is behind time on a road? (6) | IS after (T + A + RD) | |
| 4 | BRIDGEHEAD | |
| Raised ground the man spotted in poor fortified position in enemy territory (10) | (RIDGE + HE) inside BAD | |
| 5 | SALE | |
| Selling alcohol after closing of pubs (4) | ALE after pub(S) | |
| 6 | PORTABLE | |
| Piano or furniture easily or conveniently transported (8) | P + OR + TABLE | |
| 7 | LATTE | |
| Coffee cart with no wheels entering behind schedule (5) | CART minus CAR inside LATE | |
| 8 | THORNY | |
| Complex gadget finally turned on (6) | gadgeT + HORNY | |
| 13 | SIXTH SENSE | |
| Insight is kept back by ten anxious about high school (5,5) | IS reversed + X + (TENSE outside HS) | |
| 16 | ORGANISED | |
| Orderly’s god is near orderly (9) | Anagram of GOD IS NEAR | |
| 17 | SPACE BAR | |
| Fine boxer’s start in fight is key for creating an opening (5,3) | [ACE + (B)oxer] inside SPAR | |
| 18 | TENDERLY | |
| Offer lady proposed without notice in a kind way (8) | TENDER + (LADY minus AD) | |
| 21 | CANDLE | |
| Type of light tin used by new sort of LED (6) | CAN + anagram of LED | |
| 22 | CAVEAT | |
| Warning at grotto set out front (6) | AT after CAVE | |
| 24 | TIE UP | |
| Tether that is bitten by ram (3,2) | IE inside TUP | |
| 26 | TAXI | |
| Thanks team that plays cricket for coast (4) | TA + XI |
