| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CROSSBAR | |
| Part of goal annoyed unit dealing with pressure (8) | CROSS + BAR | |
| 8 | INDICATE | |
| Small record company hosting jazz man’s show (8) | CAT inside INDIE | |
| 10 | SPARSE | |
| Thin Pole wearing extra clothing (6) | S inside SPARE | |
| 11 | ASSESSMENT | |
| Tax benefit split by SS soldiers (10) | ASSET outside (SS + MEN) | |
| 12 | BRAG | |
| Card game traveller ultimately kept in suitcase (4) | TRAVELLE(R) inside BAG | |
| 13 | HELIOTROPE | |
| He returned to work with rope and bloodstone (10) | HE + (TOIL reversed) + ROPE | |
| 15 | PRETEND | |
| Claim head of personnel retired before termination (7) | (P)ERSONNEL + RET + END | |
| 16 | PROPHET | |
| Support the dishevelled forecaster (7) | PROP + anagram of THE | |
| 19 | COMPOSTING | |
| Standard used in future production of organic fertiliser (10) | POST inside COMING | |
| 21 | RAPT | |
| Totally absorbed, right, and quick to learn? (4) | R + APT | |
| 22 | FALSE ALARM | |
| Needless danger signal given off by aluminium gasket in plant (5,5) | (AL + SEAL) inside FARM | |
| 23 | ELICIT | |
| Bring out drug sanctioned by law (6) | E + LICIT | |
| 24 | EXCUSE ME | |
| Former copper missed initially in court’s apology (6,2) | EX + CU + [(M)ISSED inside SEE] | |
| 25 | LETTERED | |
| Educated landlord hooked up with senior journalist (8) | LETTER + ED | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | REPAIRER | |
| One who fixes dryer supplied by salesman (8) | REP + AIRER | |
| 3 | STRAIGHT UP | |
| Neat group that is in resort lacking nothing (8,2) | Anagram of GROUP THAT IS minus O | |
| 4 | BREATHING SPACE | |
| Each matter’s quietly handled by couple for rest (9,5) | (EA + THINGS + P) inside BRACE | |
| 5 | RISSOLE | |
| Fried food is first to sell in function (7) | [IS + (S)ELL] inside ROLE | |
| 6 | MADE DO | |
| Coped with unbalanced piece of poetry on reflection (4,2) | MAD + (ODE reversed) | |
| 7 | SENTIENT | |
| Live broadcast that is not without heart (8) | SENT + IE + (NOT minus O) | |
| 9 | DISCOURAGEMENT | |
| Capital of Guinea shown in documentaries represented gloominess? (14) | (G)UINEA inside anagram of DOCUMENTARIES | |
| 14 | REPERTOIRE | |
| Collection of works about bold love and anger (10) | RE + PERT + O + IRE | |
| 15 | PACIFIER | |
| Opiate, say, provided by one entering racehorse (8) | (IF + I) inside PACER | |
| 17 | EXPEDITE | |
| Almost get rid of pass, taking time to assist (8) | (EXPE)L + (DIE outside T) | |
| 18 | CITADEL | |
| Name leader from Libya seen outside commercial stronghold (7) | [CITE + (L)IBYA] outside AD | |
| 20 | MALICE | |
| Man reduced parasites in bad blood (6) | (MA)N + LICE |
