| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | MISMATCH | |
| Clash is concealed by two males at church (8) | (IS inside M+M) + AT + CH | |
| 5 | STAIRS | |
| Celebrities taking one flight (6) | STARS outside I | |
| 9 | SLOPPY | |
| Careless spy seen hanging around dock (6) | SPY outside LOP | |
| 13 | IDEAS | |
| Nut products from capital of Alexandria in Roman times? (5) | (A)lexandria inside IDES | |
| 14 | READIED | |
| A sink painted in colour must be prepared (7) | (A + DIE) inside RED | |
| 15 | OVERTIRED | |
| Exhausted one tucked into open bottle of wine (9) | I inside (OVERT + RED) | |
| 17 | SUPERSTAR | |
| Damn agent, American, upset somebody (9) | (RATS + REP + US) reversed | |
| 18 | MISCELLANEOUS | |
| A solemn clue is reworked and varied (13) | Anagram of A SOLEMN CLUE IS | |
| 19 | APRIL | |
| Pair reunited before end of seasonal time of year (5) | Anagram of PAIR + seasona(L) | |
| 20 | RANCHER | |
| US stock manager looked after French department (7) | RAN + CHER | |
| 21 | TARTAN | |
| Sharp one checked material (6) | TART + AN | |
| 24 | SIGNATORY | |
| One who endorses an American soldier recalled in report (9) | (AN + GI) reversed inside STORY | |
| 27 | SHALE | |
| Marketing surrounding hard rock (5) | SALE outside H | |
| 28 | LINE-UP | |
| Characters hugged by individual in euphoric team (4-2) | individuaL IN EUPhoric | |
| 30 | HURLS | |
| Launches internet address managed in high school (5) | URL inside HS | |
| 31 | DELUXE | |
| Splendid duel arranged by retired old friend (6) | Anagram of DUEL + (EX reversed) | |
| 33 | MAYONNAISE | |
| A bug (retrieved) is found in middle of parmesan dressing (10) | [A + (ANNOY reversed) + IS] inside par(ME)san | |
| 35 | TRESPASSED | |
| Course about securing resort may be entered without permission (10) | DESSERT reversed outside SPA | |
| 37 | AMBLER | |
| Stroller is better with front section removed (6) | (g)AMBLER | |
| 38 | VOICE | |
| Ring held in gripping tool, say (5) | O inside VICE | |
| 40 | ABUSED | |
| A coach with education is mistreated (6) | A + BUS + ED | |
| 41 | ACT ON | |
| Influence copper excluded from falsified account (3,2) | Anagram of ACCOUNT minus CU | |
| 42 | APENNINES | |
| Confine nine staying in, for instance, Italian mountains (9) | (PEN + NINE) inside AS | |
| 45 | REFUND | |
| Restore entertainment filmed in colour (6) | FUN inside RED | |
| 46 | POODLES | |
| Dogs pee lots (7) | P + OODLES | |
| 49 | INTRO | |
| Bless Briton changing music at the start? (5) | Anagram of (b)RITON | |
| 53 | APOSTLES CREED | |
| Sect deplores a translated statement of Christian belief (8,5) | Anagram of SECT DEPLORES A | |
| 55 | EMANATION | |
| Discharge a famous person sent back in to broadcast (9) | (A + NAME) reversed + anagram of IN TO | |
| 56 | ELABORATE | |
| Thorough political group managed consumption after end to trade (9) | (LABOR + ATE) after trad(E) | |
| 57 | SWIFTIE | |
| Second wife taking time with one tricky act (7) | (S + WIFE) outside (T + I) | |
| 58 | IDLER | |
| One learner, in view of traffic light, reversed into stationary car perhaps? (5) | I + L inside (RED reversed) | |
| 59 | DRESSY | |
| Curvy character in formal clothing is elegant (6) | ESS inside DRY | |
| 60 | SUNSET | |
| End of day school not yet confirmed (6) | S + UNSET | |
| 61 | TEEN IDOL | |
| Young star and I need to set straight locals primarily (4,4) | Anagram of I NEED TO + (L)ocals | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | MAINSTAYS | |
| Chief supports one involved with employee visits (9) | I inside MAN + STAYS | |
| 2 | SLEEPER | |
| Support for tracks is being dropped off (7) | Double Definition | |
| 3 | AUSTRALIANS | |
| People of the Commonwealth should be upset at Asian slur (11) | Anagram of AT ASIAN SLUR | |
| 4 | CURATOR | |
| Hound a degenerate, retired superintendent (7) | CUR + A + (ROT reversed) | |
| 6 | TRIUMPH | |
| President embracing one heading for huge victory (7) | TRUMP outside I + (H)uge | |
| 7 | INDUSTRIAL | |
| Business in Denmark’s capital linked to US lawsuit (10) | IN + (D)enmark + US + TRIAL | |
| 8 | SCORE | |
| Obtain illegal drugs from entrance to shopping centre? (5) | (S)hopping + CORE | |
| 9 | STEALERS | |
| They take livestock around a corral at the back (8) | STEERS outside [A +corra(L)] | |
| 10 | OSTENTATION | |
| Ring broadcaster about return of web show (11) | (O + STATION) outside (NET reversed) | |
| 11 | PARDON | |
| Sorry standard set by expert (6) | PAR + DON | |
| 12 | WARRANTY | |
| Assurance maintained by head of taxation in suspicious circumstances (8) | [RAN + (T)axation] inside WARY | |
| 16 | DUST | |
| Roger leaving messy drugstore clean (4) | Anagram of DRUGSTORE minus ROGER | |
| 21 | TOENAIL | |
| Note reviewed trouble with digital screen? (7) | Anagram of NOTE + AIL | |
| 22 | RELIGION | |
| Belief system left by one in* designated area (8) | (L + I) inside REGION | |
| 23 | SPHERE | |
| Special present – a ball (6) | SP + HERE | |
| 25 | GORGEOUS | |
| Beautiful unfenced house at the bottom of ravine? (8) | h)OUS(E after GORGE | |
| 26 | ODDISH | |
| Gathering up food is a little bit strange (6) | DO reversed + DISH | |
| 27 | SEXY | |
| Seductive former lover living in the outskirts of Sydney? (4) | EX inside (S)ydne(Y) | |
| 29 | HOARSE | |
| Rider’s companion stepped around a husky (6) | HORSE outside A | |
| 30 | HIT MAN | |
| Assassin may be greeting male dressed in brown (3,3) | HI + (M inside TAN) | |
| 32 | LEEWARD | |
| Pull fish up on the side away from the wind (7) | (DRAW +EEL) reversed | |
| 34 | AMEN | |
| Change abridged statement of affirmation (4) | AMEN(d) | |
| 36 | PRETENTIOUS | |
| Pompous goody-goody keeping on big top, say (11) | PIOUS outside (RE + TENT) | |
| 38 | VINDICATION | |
| Support V-sign? (11) | V + INDICATION | |
| 39 | STEPHENSON | |
| Rocket designer steps forward holding layer from battery (10) | (STEPS + ON) outside HEN | |
| 42 | AILMENTS | |
| A compiled list containing people’s complaints (8) | A + (anagram of LIST outside MEN) | |
| 43 | SCOUNDREL | |
| Healthy relative poisoned by cold, bad egg (9) | (SOUND + REL) outside C | |
| 44 | NUMERACY | |
| Menu redefined with crude and basic competence in mathematics (8) | Anagram of MENU + RACY | |
| 47 | OLD-TIME | |
| One travelling in restored Model-T is …? (3-4) | I inside anagram of MODELT | |
| 48 | SIAMESE | |
| Cat is overturned by me in rough sea (7) | IS reversed + ME inside anagram of SEA | |
| 50 | TRIFLED | |
| Wasted time and took flight after trip ended early (7) | FLED after TRI(p) | |
| 51 | DATE | |
| Part of Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, perhaps? (4) | Double Definition | |
| 52 | HOT AIR | |
| Empty talk turned to in rock musical (3,3) | (TO reversed) inside HAIR | |
| 54 | CHESS | |
| Part of match essentially is a strategic game (5) | matCH ESSentially |
* “in” was omitted from the original published clue
