| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | POSITIVE | |
| Certain pressure applied by one in vote is reassessed (8) | P + (I inside anagram of VOTE IS) | |
| 5 | CARTEL | |
| Trust manipulated rate within limitations of control? (6) | Anagram of RATE inside (C)ontro(L) | |
| 10 | SHARP | |
| Razor-edged thresher, say, cut down crop ultimately (5) | (SHAR)k + CRO(P) | |
| 11 | CELEBRITY | |
| Name corrupted rebel in large town (9) | Anagram of REBEL inside CITY | |
| 12 | INTERN | |
| One after another listened to doctor (6) | Sounds like IN TURN | |
| 13 | UNFETTER | |
| Speak about nitrogen combined with iron for free (8) | UTTER outside (N + FE) | |
| 14 | HERO-WORSHIPPED | |
| Greatly admired, he transported around scrap ore mostly (4-10) | (HE + SHIPPED) outside [ROW + (OR)e] | |
| 18 | TERROR-STRICKEN | |
| Kid, following mistakes found in number, is very frightened (6-8) | (TRICK after ERRORS) inside TEN | |
| 22 | APPETITE | |
| A soft and delicate taste (8) | A + P + PETITE | |
| 24 | ITALIC | |
| Members of council at issue backed leaning to the right (6) | counCIL AT Issue reversed | |
| 26 | WHITE MEAT | |
| Breast piece dusted in flour originally (5,4) | ITEM inside WHEAT | |
| 27 | OUTRE | |
| Unconventional and unusual routine not blending in (5) | Anagram of ROUTINE minus IN | |
| 28 | HASHED | |
| He had fencing wood chopped up (6) | HED outside ASH | |
| 29 | MARKINGS | |
| Distinguishing symbols damage royalty (8) | MAR + KINGS | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | PASTICHE | |
| Mixture, one checked by former chef briefly (8) | I inside [PAST + (CHE)f] | |
| 2 | SHATTER | |
| Panama producer, say, after small break (7) | HATTER after S | |
| 3 | TOP-DRAWER | |
| Classy reward corporation set up (3-6) | (REWARD + POT) reversed | |
| 4 | VICE | |
| Pupil with number missing is failing (4) | NOVICE minus NO | |
| 6 | AMBLE | |
| Stroll from computer store consumed by alcohol (5) | MB inside ALE | |
| 7 | THISTLE | |
| Title needs one replaced by his national symbol (7) | TITLE with I replaced by HIS | |
| 8 | LAYERS | |
| Butchers decapitated chickens, say (6) | s(LAYERS) | |
| 9 | PLANCHET | |
| Blank diagram presented by the man in court (8) | PLAN + (HE inside CT) | |
| 15 | RARITIES | |
| One, twice involved in arrest, forged unusual items (8) | (I + I) inside anagram of ARREST | |
| 16 | PAINTWORK | |
| Decorated outside recreational facility occupied by trendy couple (9) | PARK outside (IN + TWO) | |
| 17 | KNOCKERS | |
| They criticise odd types of kind and uncultured Australians (8) | (K)i(N)d + OCKERS | |
| 19 | EMPTIES | |
| Irregular worker, starting late, secures used bottles (7) | t(EMP) + TIES | |
| 20 | KILOTON | |
| Large dryer funnelling oxygen to explosive unit (7) | KILN outside (O + TO) | |
| 21 | YAHWEH | |
| Religious leader cut food for stock up (6) | (HEW + HAY) reversed | |
| 23 | THEME | |
| The central point of judgmental essay (5) | THE + judg(ME)ntal | |
| 25 | ETNA | |
| Items taken from market, namely, laboratory equipment (4) | markET NAmely |
