| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | COOK STRAIT | |
| NZ channel throws together feature (4,6) | COOKS + TRAIT | |
| 6 | LIMO | |
| People mover is large in my opinion (4) | L + IMO | |
| 10 | DRAMA | |
| Theatre doctor, a man not fully extended (5) | DR + A + (MA)n | |
| 11 | SYMBOLISE | |
| Mean boy smiles wickedly (9) | Anagram of BOY SMILES | |
| 12 | JIGGLE | |
| Shake and dance with broken leg (6) | JIG + anagram of LEG | |
| 13 | ROCKERS | |
| What they enjoy is musical chairs (7) | Double Definition | |
| 15 | HANGER | |
| One dressing, say, missing original wardrobe item (6) | (c)HANGER | |
| 16 | ALFRESCO | |
| Manufactured seal for trapping carbon in the open air (8) | Anagram of SEAL FOR outside C | |
| 17 | TAPE DECK | |
| Limitations of diode found in packet affected old stereo component? (4,4) | (D)iod(E) inside anagram of PACKET | |
| 20 | COMBAT | |
| Something used by a groom at engagement (6) | COMB + AT | |
| 23 | AMOROUS | |
| A room remodelled by American in love (7) | Anagram of A ROOM + US | |
| 24 | ABLAZE | |
| A short jacket is glowing (6) | A + (BLAZE)r | |
| 26 | BODYGUARD | |
| Defender died in front of confused guy in committee (9) | (D + anagram of GUY) inside BOARD | |
| 27 | GRAVE | |
| Last resting place of importance (5) | Double Definition | |
| 28 | MARC | |
| Ruin opening of classic French brandy (4) | MAR + (C)lassic | |
| 29 | PERSONALLY | |
| I think representative turned around son and friend (10) | REP reversed + SON + ALLY | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CODA | |
| A theatre worker recalled last piece of music (4) | (A +DOC) reversed | |
| 2 | ORATION | |
| Homily given in peaceful ordination? (7) | ORDINATION minus DIN | |
| 3 | SPANGLED DRONGO | |
| Special sculpture of golden dragon with Australian bird (8,6) | SP + anagram of GOLDEN DRAGON | |
| 4 | RESTED | |
| Estate with investment in wine took it easy (6) | EST inside RED | |
| 5 | IMMORAL | |
| Bad molar fixed after one minute (7) | Anagram of MORAL after (I + M) | |
| 7 | ICINESS | |
| Reserve is interrupted by awfully nice head of security (7) | IS outside [anagram of NICE + (S)ecurity] | |
| 8 | OVERSHOOTS | |
| Frightening outburst in public school goes too far (10) | SHOO inside OVERT + S | |
| 9 | SOCCER HOOLIGAN | |
| Disruptive sports fan so taken with new coaching role (6,8) | SO + anagram of COACHING ROLE | |
| 14 | PHOTO ALBUM | |
| Friend fencing recently stolen ring and worthless picture collection (5,5) | PAL outside (HOT + O) + BUM | |
| 16 | ASK | |
| Request time away from job (3) | TASK minus T | |
| 18 | PLODDER | |
| Stranger residing at rear of place is a battler (7) | ODDER after PL | |
| 19 | CASCADE | |
| Fellow not liked in boxing, falls (7) | CAD inside CASE | |
| 21 | BAZBALL | |
| Bowled Zimbabwe’s opener following a social form of cricket (7) | B + [(Z)imbabwe after A] + BALL | |
| 22 | PANDAS | |
| Criticise moving around wild animals from Asia (6) | PAN + (SAD reversed) | |
| 25 | LEVY | |
| Tax money in Bulgaria and Japan? (4) | LEV + Y(en) |
