| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RESPONDER | |
| Person not normally embarrassed about one with all the answers (9) | Anagram of PERSON + (RED reversed) | |
| 6 | SHOD | |
| Quiet gathering returned sporting footwear (4) | SH + (DO reversed) | |
| 10 | SURGE | |
| Theatre worker missing out on a significant increase (5) | SURGEON minus ON | |
| 11 | SEVERANCE | |
| Cane largely involved in punishing breach (9) | Anagram of (CAN)e inside SEVERE | |
| 12 | EXTENDED | |
| Long message not started and finished (8) | (t)EXT + ENDED | |
| 13 | OMASUM | |
| Woman’s enlarged heart may be linked to problem with stomach? (6) | w(OMA)n + SUM | |
| 15 | MILES FRANKLIN | |
| Australian author that’s outspoken, left home after a great deal (5,8) | (FRANK + L + IN) after MILES | |
| 18 | PRINCE OF WALES | |
| Royal prepared for new special (6,2,5) | Anagram of FOR NEW SPECIAL | |
| 22 | REPLAY | |
| Agent put down show again (6) | REP + LAY | |
| 23 | AS A WHOLE | |
| Carpenter’s tool may cut this opening completely (2,1,5) | Double Definition of sorts | |
| 26 | ANSWERING | |
| A state syndicate, after end of venture, may be coming back (9) | (A + NSW) + [RING after ventur(E)] | |
| 27 | DINER | |
| Odd selection of red in cheap restaurant (5) | Anagram of RED IN | |
| 28 | HOER | |
| Digger’s ring accepted by the girl (4) | O inside HER | |
| 29 | SURRENDER | |
| Give in to rip flowing in steady river (9) | REND inside (SURE + R) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RUSSET | |
| Unwrapped brush set is light brown? (6) | b)RUS(h + SET | |
| 2 | SCROTUM | |
| Scrum wheeled around to set up ball carrier (7) | SCRUM outside (TO reversed) | |
| 3 | OCEAN | |
| Green recalled an expanse of water (5) | ECO reversed + AN | |
| 4 | DISPERSION | |
| Mutated spider is on broadcast (10) | Anagram of SPIDER IS ON | |
| 5 | RAVE | |
| Praise letters penned by engraver (4) | engRAVEr | |
| 7 | HANDSEL | |
| Keeping the Spanish gift for good luck (7) | HANDS + EL | |
| 8 | DREAMING | |
| Imagining a minute in the arms of doctor, for example (8) | (A + MIN) inside (DR +EG) | |
| 9 | CRIMINAL | |
| Lawbreaker maligned in claim about right (8) | Anagram of IN CLAIM outside R | |
| 14 | BROWN SUGAR | |
| Line sung badly in bar – it’s sweet stuff (5,5) | (ROW + anagram of SUNG) inside BAR | |
| 16 | LACTATED | |
| Youngster sitting outside court consumed supplied milk (8) | LAD outside (CT + ATE) | |
| 17 | APPROACH | |
| Native American not totally grasping professional’s technique (8) | (APACH)e outside PRO | |
| 19 | IMPASSE | |
| Deadlock that is broken by politician, one considered a fool (7) | IE outside (MP + ASS) | |
| 20 | SWOONED | |
| Passed out studies written up outside court (7) | DENS reversed outside WOO | |
| 21 | TERROR | |
| Fear mistake coming from tee (6) | ERROR after T | |
| 24 | WEDGE | |
| Golf club’s wide margin (5) | W + EDGE | |
| 25 | LIES | |
| Stock from deli, especially pork pies (4) | deLI ESpecially |
