| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RACE RELATIONS | |
| Ecstasy taken by speed freaks in Ethnic Affairs (4,9) | ELATION inside RACERS | |
| 9 | BLASTED | |
| Terminal in base exploded (7) | LAST inside BED | |
| 10 | HADRIAN | |
| Wall builder has cut off broken drain (7) | HA(s) + anagram of DRAIN | |
| 11 | THIGH | |
| Time taken with gamy piece of chicken (5) | T + HIGH | |
| 12 | SPRINTERS | |
| They run fast, small computer devices (9) | S + PRINTERS | |
| 13 | CRITERIA | |
| Procedure in clubs backed broadcast standards (8) | RITE inside [C + (AIR reversed)] | |
| 15 | INTERN | |
| One after another listened to doctor (6) | Sounds like IN TURN | |
| 18 | TUNICS | |
| Nice suit, terribly short, that is casualwear (6) | Anagram of NICE SUIT minus IE | |
| 19 | BILE DUCT | |
| “Tube connected to the duodenum” is clued badly in part (4,4) | Anagram of CLUED inside BIT | |
| 22 | BALLERINA | |
| Drunken liberal backed an individual in first position, say (9) | Anagram of LIBERAL + (AN reversed) | |
| 24 | SNAIL | |
| One slow to move yacht around pole (5) | SAIL outside N | |
| 25 | RED WINE | |
| We diners mostly ordered alcohol (3,4) | Anagram of (WE DINER)s | |
| 26 | CRANAGE | |
| Heavy lifter’s charge should be managed in a restricted enclosure (7) | RAN inside CAGE | |
| 27 | ENGINE-DRIVERS | |
| People in charge of transportation needing distributed waterways (6-7) | Anagram of NEEDING + RIVERS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | ROBOTIC | |
| Strip of the ear is stiff (7) | ROB + OTIC | |
| 2 | COALITION | |
| Fossil fuel – it is reduced by half by active political group (9) | COAL + IT + I(s) + ON | |
| 3 | RETCH | |
| Bring up sealed section of secret chamber (5) | secRET CHamber | |
| 4 | LADYSHIP | |
| Noble title sadly not normally following the latest fashion (8) | Anagram of SADLY + HIP | |
| 5 | T-SHIRT | |
| Top shire briefly mentioned in middle of letter (1-5) | SHIR(e) inside le(TT)er | |
| 6 | ORDINANCE | |
| Established ceremony or social occasion held outside home (9) | OR + (DANCE outside IN) | |
| 7 | SMITE | |
| Place populated by millions is hit hard (5) | M inside SITE | |
| 8 | UNISON | |
| Tertiary institution’s operating with complete agreement (6) | UNIS + ON | |
| 14 | EXCEEDING | |
| Great excuse denied us justice ultimately, by accident (9) | EXCUSE minus US + justic(E) + DING | |
| 16 | EMU PARADE | |
| Dream up a convoluted end to the pick-up line (3,6) | Anagram of DREAM UP A + th(E) | |
| 17 | FINANCED | |
| Learn about treatment of acne that’s guaranteed (8) | FIND outside anagram of ACNE | |
| 18 | TUBERS | |
| Fleshy underground stems right inside pipes (6) | R inside TUBES | |
| 20 | TELLERS | |
| Time taken by seller unsettled cashiers (7) | T + anagram of SELLER | |
| 21 | LIVE-IN | |
| Resident left one with style (4-2) | L + I + VEIN | |
| 23 | LEDGE | |
| Accounting book discounted narrow projection (5) | LEDGE(r) | |
| 24 | SWAMI | |
| Religious master was disturbed by one after mass (5) | Anagram of WAS + (I after M) |
