| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RACER | |
| Speedster’s rights pulled apart by expert (5) | ACE inside (R+R) | |
| 4 | ELICITED | |
| Lie, wrongly used as a reference, is drawn out (8) | Anagram of LIE + CITED | |
| 10 | SOUTHERN COMFORT | |
| Ordered shot from counter? (8,7) | Anagram of SHOT FROM COUNTER | |
| 11 | TEA PARTY | |
| Pate dished out before stylish social gathering (3,5) | Anagram of PATE + ARTY | |
| 12 | BOOTHS | |
| Show contempt for one leaving this restaurant’s dining areas (6) | BOO + (THIS minus I) | |
| 14 | REASON | |
| Act of betrayal with no time to think (6) | TREASON minus T | |
| 15 | RESIDUE | |
| Surplus pine product largely outstanding (7) | (RESI)N + DUE | |
| 18 | DOG | |
| An extremely influential man backed setter, say (3) | GOD reversed | |
| 19 | TWADDLE | |
| Pair nearly spoil uninteresting talk (7) | (TW)O + ADDLE | |
| 21 | ORANGE | |
| Colour ring selection (6) | O + RANGE | |
| 24 | FAIRLY | |
| Broadcast received by pilot according to the rules (6) | AIR inside FLY | |
| 26 | DOTTEREL | |
| Bird and fish-eating mammal found in small wooded hollow mostly (8) | OTTER inside (DEL)L | |
| 28 | INTERNATIONALLY | |
| Distributed LAN, in reality, not in every place (15) | Anagram of LAN IN REALITY NOT | |
| 29 | HORSEMAN | |
| Warning device, on a vehicle outside, unsettled me as a rider (8) | HORN outside anagram of ME AS | |
| 30 | POSER | |
| Model problem (5) | Double Definition | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RESETS | |
| Zeros are ultimately included in balance before the point (6) | AR(E) inside REST + S(outh) | |
| 2 | CRUSADE | |
| Scab oddly embroiled in tactless campaign (7) | (S)C(A)B inside CRUDE | |
| 3 | REHEARSED | |
| Cemetery regular, dressed in red, went over (9) | HEARSE inside RED | |
| 5 | LICK | |
| Flog items of public knowledge (4) | pubLIC Knowledge | |
| 6 | CAMEO | |
| Prominent member of company accepting a medium acting role (5) | CEO outside (A + M) | |
| 7 | TROTTED | |
| Leader of troop became weak and ran at a moderate pace (7) | (T)ROOP + ROTTED | |
| 8 | DETESTED | |
| Evaluation given in property document is treated with contempt (8) | TEST inside DEED | |
| 9 | PRETENDER | |
| Claimant is quiet about offer (9) | P + RE + TENDER | |
| 13 | ERGONOMIC | |
| Move by number in organised crime designed to maximise efficiency (9) | (GO + NO) inside anagram of CRIME | |
| 16 | SMARTEN UP | |
| Superman changed, taking time to dress properly (7,2) | Anagram of SUPERMAN outside T | |
| 17 | STIFFISH | |
| Quite rigid suits lifted swimmers (8) | FITS reversed + FISH | |
| 20 | AVIATOR | |
| One who flies through to river south of Australia’s capital (7) | (VIA + TO + R) after (A)USTRALIA | |
| 22 | GARBLES | |
| Front section of rafter used in roof sections twists (7) | (R)AFTER inside GABLES | |
| 23 | PLAYER | |
| Contestant left in company of one handing out money (6) | L inside PAYER | |
| 25 | LARGE | |
| Initial position of landing gear destabilised jumbo (5) | (L)ANDING + anagram of GEAR | |
| 27 | KAVA | |
| Some drink, a Vanuatuan beverage (4) | drinK A VAnuatuan |
