| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DISCRIMINATED | |
| Record considered broken by one minute is singled out (13) | DISC + RATED outside (I + MIN) | |
| 9 | BLEND IN | |
| Wine store securing loan to match others (5,2) | BIN outside LEND | |
| 10 | SLUGGER | |
| Small sailing ship – one that may strike a big blow (7) | S + LUGGER | |
| 11 | CORPS | |
| Centre listened to military unit (5) | Sounds like CORE | |
| 12 | CALIBRATE | |
| Fine-tune case framing a politician (9) | CRATE outside (A + LIB) | |
| 13 | EYE CHART | |
| Are they confused about speed of light tester used by an optometrist? (3,5) | Anagram of ARE THEY outside C | |
| 15 | BARELY | |
| First component of basic relay switched just (6) | (B)asic + anagram of RELAY | |
| 18 | MEDIUM | |
| Die horribly in the arms of tight-lipped spiritualist (6) | Anagram of DIE inside MUM | |
| 19 | VILLAINS | |
| Criminals should be home with others around? (8) | IN inside VILLAS | |
| 22 | STALEMATE | |
| Drunken male wearing government tie (9) | Anagram of MALE inside STATE | |
| 24 | SHUTS | |
| Accommodation for skiers in centre of Russia closes (5) | HUT inside ruSSia | |
| 25 | IN-GROUP | |
| Sect kept from prosecuting newly formed clique (2-5) | Anagram of PROSECUTING minus SECT | |
| 26 | THEATRE | |
| Have a meal right inside the cinema (7) | (EAT + R) inside THE | |
| 27 | LETTER-PERFECT | |
| Renter cheeky about iron clubs correct in every detail (6-7) | LETTER + PERT outside (FE + C) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | DEBACLE | |
| Cable twisted inside unloaded device is a failure? (7) | Anagram of CABLE inside D(evic)E | |
| 2 | SPEARHEAD | |
| Pioneer’s fruit tree the fellow planted in grave (9) | (PEAR + HE) inside SAD | |
| 3 | RIDES | |
| Popular entertainment group from Madrid especially (5) | madRID ESsentially | |
| 4 | MANICURE | |
| Neatly trim fellow, one with remedy (8) | MAN + I + CURE | |
| 5 | NESTLE | |
| Teens, upset about closure of school, settle in (6) | Anagram of TEENS outside schoo(L) | |
| 6 | THUMBNAIL | |
| Small picture is cut from this and arranged in album (9) | THIS minus IS + anagram of IN ALBUM | |
| 7 | DOGMA | |
| Follow scholar’s teaching (5) | DOG + MA | |
| 8 | ARTERY | |
| Main line crook pinched from ordnance (6) | ARTILLERY minus ILL | |
| 14 | HOUSEBOAT | |
| Deal with snake found in heated mobile home (9) | (USE + BOA) inside HOT | |
| 16 | ETIQUETTE | |
| Convention unsettled quiet setter with no limitations? (9) | Anagram of QUIET + s)ETTE(r | |
| 17 | LIVE IT UP | |
| Throw one criminal over and celebrate (4,2,2) | (PUT + I + EVIL) reversed | |
| 18 | MOSAIC | |
| Agents of CIA somehow returned an artistic work in pieces (6) | CIA SOMehow reversed | |
| 20 | SUSPECT | |
| Have doubts about religious group keeping us quiet (7) | SECT outside (US + P) | |
| 21 | SAMPLE | |
| Last portion of haggis, more than enough to try (6) | haggi(S) + AMPLE | |
| 23 | ANGEL | |
| An application in semi-solid form is a very good one (5) | AN + GEL | |
| 24 | STEER | |
| Handle old bull (5) | Double Definition |
