| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | TOSSED SALAD | |
| Oddest salsa transformed side dish (6,5) | Anagram of ODDEST SALSA | |
| 9 | SCARRED | |
| Small vehicle, a light colour, is damaged? (7) | S + CAR + RED | |
| 10 | REVOLVE | |
| Turn round churchman against misplaced love (7) | REV + anagram of LOVE | |
| 11 | RESONANT | |
| Family member, one implicated in breach, is ringing (8) | (SON + A) inside RENT | |
| 12 | STRAIT | |
| Station’s first quality channel (6) | (S)tation + TRAIT | |
| 14 | ROAM | |
| A wandering New Zealander, before striking one, turned around (4) | (MAOR)i reversed | |
| 15 | DESECRATED | |
| Small-time deserter, involved in exploit, is dishonoured? (10) | (SEC + RAT) inside DEED | |
| 18 | PHENOMENON | |
| Carbolic acid mostly used by people in connection with sensation (10) | (PHENO)l + MEN + ON | |
| 19 | LAMP | |
| Large electrical unit is light (4) | L + AMP | |
| 22 | SCREEN | |
| Show actor’s backside in moving scene (6) | acto(R) inside anagram of SCENE | |
| 24 | JAPANESE | |
| Father wearing jeans fashioned by East Asian people (8) | PA inside anagram of JEANS + E | |
| 26 | RANGOLI | |
| Traditional Indian decoration called “blended oil” (7) | RANG + anagram of OIL | |
| 27 | IMPRINT | |
| One associated with public relations invested in brand-new stamp (7) | I + (PR inside MINT) | |
| 28 | OVER THE ODDS | |
| Public gathering around in shed ordered more than expected (4,3,4) | OVERT + (DO reversed) inside anagram of SHED | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | TRANSLATE | |
| Explain one entry removed from train schedule (9) | TRAIN minus I + SLATE | |
| 2 | SHRANK | |
| She briefly addressed troop formation reduced in size (6) | SH(e) + RANK | |
| 3 | ENDANGERED | |
| Threatened termination caused outrage (10) | END + ANGERED | |
| 4 | SURF | |
| Swell fellow behind contracted firm (4) | F after (SUR)e | |
| 5 | LAVATORY | |
| Put outside large tank or waste disposal unit (8) | LAY outside (VAT + OR) | |
| 6 | DELTA | |
| Those employed by supermodel taking a deposit (5) | supermoDEL TAking | |
| 7 | USURER | |
| American tourer not taking to moneylender (6) | US + (TOURER minus TO) | |
| 8 | DENTED | |
| Biblical text in action made an impression (6) | NT inside DEED | |
| 13 | DECORATIVE | |
| Pretty strange divorcee stealing a partner’s heart (10) | Anagram of DIVORCEE outside [A + par(T)ner] | |
| 16 | TRAGEDIES | |
| Dramatic stories displayed great anger in relationships (9) | RAGED inside TIES | |
| 17 | LONESOME | |
| Forlorn one’s kidnapped by mole in disguise (8) | ONES inside anagram of MOLE | |
| 18 | PASTRY | |
| People primarily like to hear Danish, for example (6) | (P)eople + AS + TRY | |
| 20 | PLENTY | |
| Medical specialist in Strand with a great deal (6) | ENT inside PLY | |
| 21 | CAPPED | |
| Rights relinquished by rapper in recording may be covered (6) | (r)APPE(r) inside CD | |
| 23 | RUN TO | |
| Reach round behind weed (3,2) | O after RUNT | |
| 25 | PINT | |
| Quantity from tap in tankard? (4) | taP IN Tankard |
