| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SUPERMAN | |
| Strong heater swept over hairdo prepared by a great guy (8) | SUN outside (PERM + A) | |
| 5 | SHADOW | |
| Reflected image had formed in plant (6) | HAD inside SOW | |
| 9 | PLUTO | |
| Put ring around large animated dog (5) | (PUT + O) outside L | |
| 10 | TEA CHESTS | |
| Coaches next to street, backed around shipping containers (3,6) | TEACHES + ST reversed | |
| 12 | EASY STREET | |
| Yes, a setter sorted out a state of financial security (4,6) | Anagram of YES A SETTER | |
| 13 | TRIO | |
| Threesome heading to top resort in South America (4) | T + RIO | |
| 15 | SENTINEL | |
| Guard posted in middle of wastelands (8) | SENT + IN + wast(EL)ands | |
| 17 | MAGGOT | |
| Publication received an immature flyer (6) | MAG + GOT | |
| 20 | IDEALS | |
| Ladies redefined models of excellence (6) | Anagram of LADIES | |
| 22 | RAG TRADE | |
| Clothing business is traditional in fashion (3,5) | TRAD inside RAGE | |
| 26 | NOES | |
| Is aware of pronounced negative responses (4) | Sounds like KNOWS | |
| 27 | CARDHOLDER | |
| Vehicle had returned minus a more mature member (10) | CAR + H(a)D reversed + OLDER | |
| 29 | RARE EARTH | |
| Limited area covered in rather mistreated metallic element (4,5) | ARE(a inside anagram of RATHER | |
| 30 | LATIN | |
| Romantic language is mostly dead at home (5) | LAT(e + IN | |
| 31 | SEWAGE | |
| Refuse rise reduced by 50% as well as regular income (6) | (RISE minus RI) + WAGE | |
| 32 | UPGRADES | |
| University grasped customised improvements to software (8) | U + anagram of GRASPED | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SIPPERS | |
| Footwear not catering for large consumers (7) | SLIPPERS minus L | |
| 2 | PLUGS IN | |
| Harnesses power from sails locked up by a security device (5,2) | LUGS inside PIN | |
| 3 | RIOT SHIELD | |
| Irregular soldier hit guard employed by police (4,6) | Anagram of SOLDIER HIT | |
| 4 | ATTORNEY | |
| Lawman replaced on treaty (8) | Anagram of ON TREATY | |
| 6 | HA-HA | |
| The sound of laughter has decreased twice (2-2) | HA(s) times two | |
| 7 | DISH-RAG | |
| Kitchen cleaner is hot wearing women’s clothes (4-3) | (IS + H) inside DRAG | |
| 8 | WASHOUT | |
| A complete failure was nearly finished off by a round of drinks (7) | WA(s + SHOUT | |
| 11 | ANEW | |
| Passengers in plane whinged once again (4) | plANE Whinged | |
| 14 | FAST BOWLER | |
| One responsible for express delivery? (4,6) | Cryptic definition | |
| 16 | END | |
| Complete weight not carried by tendon (3) | TENDON minus TON | |
| 18 | OLD | |
| Even slices of roulade may be stale (3) | rOuLaDe | |
| 19 | HARDSHIP | |
| Experienced vessel moved across river with difficulty (8) | (HAD + SHIP) outside R | |
| 20 | INNARDS | |
| A road, cutting through public houses, works (7) | (A + RD) inside INNS | |
| 21 | EYEBROW | |
| We turned around the old brother’s hairpiece (7) | WE reversed outside (YE + BRO) | |
| 23 | AUDITED | |
| Notice about one in reformed duet should be officially checked (7) | AD outside (I inside anagram of DUET) | |
| 24 | ERRANDS | |
| Make a mistake and start to send messages (7) | ERR + AND + S | |
| 25 | LAIR | |
| Flashy man’s den (4) | Double definition | |
| 28 | BERG | |
| Lump of ice some handled in rubber gloves (4) | rubBER Gloves |
