| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ROCK-BOTTOM | |
| Low music, time and time again used in big sound (4-6) | ROCK + (TT inside BOOM) | |
| 6 | FANG | |
| Drive fast propeller connected to back of rig (4) | FAN + ri(G) | |
| 9 | SHAWL | |
| Wash ruined large woman’s wrap (5) | Anagram of WASH + L | |
| 10 | AMENDMENT | |
| Change commercial about men – men heading to town (9) | (AD outside MEN) + MEN + (T)own | |
| 12 | MINISERIES | |
| They are pessimistic about popular TV program (10) | MISERIES outside IN | |
| 13 | TOP | |
| Trump’s misguided post lacking substance primarily (3) | Anagram of POST minus (S)ubstance | |
| 15 | POETRY | |
| Morbid short-story writer to judge metrical composition (6) | POE + TRY | |
| 16 | RECOURSE | |
| Access is concerning company with new user (8) | RE + CO + anagram of USER | |
| 18 | ERUPTION | |
| Rash virgin retired and turned it on (8) | PURE reversed + IT reversed + ON | |
| 20 | ENSURE | |
| Certify nurse reappointed after end of course (6) | Anagram of NURSE after cours(E) | |
| 23 | DID | |
| Arranged degree with credentials (3) | D + ID | |
| 24 | BAKING SODA | |
| Academic leaders bother about raising agent (6,4) | BA + KINGS + (ADO reversed) | |
| 26 | CORRECTOR | |
| Reformist centre not completed by minister (9) | (COR)e + RECTOR | |
| 27 | ON AIR | |
| Deborah pulled out of stylish broadcasting (2,3) | DEBONAIR minus DEB | |
| 28 | SHOT | |
| Items of rubbish others threw out (4) | rubbiSH OThers | |
| 29 | PROSPECTUS | |
| Share plan with working group wearing specialist glasses (10) | TU inside (PRO + SPECS) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | REST | |
| Take a break, or not, in holiday centre (4) | RESORT minus OR | |
| 2 | CHALICE | |
| Chap mostly left very cold water in drinking cup (7) | (CHA)p + L + ICE | |
| 3 | BILLIARD TABLE | |
| Expert, starting with a drill bit, fixed pool equipment (8,5) | ABLE after anagram of A DRILL BIT | |
| 4 | THAWED | |
| Kibbled wheat bread finally defrosted? (6) | Anagram of WHEAT + brea(D) | |
| 5 | ONE-SIDED | |
| Partisan is indeed so messed up (3-5) | Anagram of INDEED SO | |
| 7 | ABETTER | |
| One who illegally helps a superior (7) | A + BETTER | |
| 8 | GO TO PIECES | |
| Caught cop is roughed up in possession of two lots of ecstasy and crack (2,2,6) | GOT + (anagram of COP IS outside E twice) | |
| 11 | DISCOUNT STORE | |
| Scouts not prepared in terrible place that’s cheap (8,5) | Anagram of SCOUTS NOT inside DIRE | |
| 14 | APPENDICES | |
| Writer, after a page, chops up supplements (10) | PEN after (A + P) + DICES | |
| 17 | ROCK STAR | |
| Entertainer’s precious gems are devalued after little time? (4,4) | ROCKS + [AR(e) after T] | |
| 19 | UNDERGO | |
| Bear is urged on in an agitated state (7) | Anagram of URGED ON | |
| 21 | UNDEALT | |
| Contract exchanged with one in unit is not handed out (7) | DEAL replacing I in UN(i)T | |
| 22 | SNARES | |
| Small nasal passages – they catch things (6) | S + NARES | |
| 25 | IRIS | |
| One trimmed wax plant with showy flowers (4) | I + RIS(e) |
