| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | BLASTS | |
| Capital of Belgium survives explosions (6) | B + LASTS | |
| 4 | EMBRACER | |
| One willing to accept a person who attempts to influence a jury (8) | Double Definition | |
| 9 | SPAMMED | |
| Distributed junk email went quickly over a short distance (7) | SPED outside (A + MM) | |
| 11 | SCULPTS | |
| Does artistic work quietly in small religious groups (7) | P inside (S + CULTS) | |
| 12 | BANK STATEMENT | |
| Leans over mate involved in presentation of shelter’s financial record (4,9) | BANKS + (anagram of MATE inside TENT) | |
| 14 | DUTIES | |
| Obligations of the French connections (6) | DU + TIES | |
| 15 | DRIBBLER | |
| Skilful ball player’s bone exuded blood briefly, in view of doctor (8) | (RIB + BLE(d)) inside DR | |
| 18 | EDGE TOOL | |
| Get nothing breaking retrieved ore deposit with cutting implement (4,4) | (GET + O) inside LODE reversed | |
| 20 | DRAW IN | |
| Reduce waste initially collected by sewer (4,2) | W inside DRAIN | |
| 23 | AT THE SAME TIME | |
| Still together (2,3,4,4) | Double Definition | |
| 26 | COSTUME | |
| Approach plugged by small trade union outfit (7) | COME outside (S + TU) | |
| 27 | LATRINE | |
| A politician without a role in parliament, wrecked a public toilet (7) | Anagram of PARLIAMENT minus A MP | |
| 28 | DESSERTS | |
| Leaves full of main course and sweets (8) | S inside DESERTS | |
| 29 | FRUGAL | |
| Economical floor covering used in autumn mostly (6) | RUG inside FAL(l) | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | BUSYBODIES | |
| Naughty boy in bus passes troublemakers (10) | Anagram of BOY inside (BUS + DIES) | |
| 2 | See 10-down | |
| 3 | TUMESCENT | |
| Head of the native bird, picked up on trail, is swollen (9) | T + (EMU reversed) + SCENT | |
| 5 | MISHEARD | |
| Failed an audition? (8) | Cryptic definition | |
| 6 | ROUSE | |
| Prod game bird with head cut off (5) | (g)ROUSE | |
| 7 | See 8-down | |
| 8 & 7dn |
RISK CAPITAL | |
| Gang, fitted up in trial, is wrongly awarded gambling money (4,7) | PACK reversed inside anagram of TRIAL IS | |
| 10 & 2dn |
DEAD AGAINST | |
| Completely opposed to adding a seat out of order (4,7) | Anagram of ADDING A SEAT | |
| 13 | ORANGE-PEEL | |
| Discarded piece of fruit or waste consumed by good child (6-4) | OR + (PEE inside ANGEL) | |
| 16 | BAR-HEATER | |
| Truck containing helium and a device that changes temperature (3-6) | BARTER outside (HE + A) | |
| 17 | FOREWENT | |
| Battered occupants of Freetown gave up (8) | Anagram of FREETOWN | |
| 19 | GRASSES | |
| Gross animals used to transport couches and the like (7) | GR + ASSES | |
| 21 | See 22-down | |
| 22 & 21dn |
CALL WAITING | |
| The whole state counted in quoting for telephone service (4,7) | (ALL WA) inside CITING | |
| 24 | TAUPE | |
| Uranium seen in video is a brownish-grey colour (5) | U inside TAPE | |
| 25 | ACED | |
| Sailed through section of rising tide carefully (4) | tiDE CArefully reversed |
