| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RECESS | |
| Break up services organised with 6 down? (6) | Anagram of SERVICES minus VI | |
| 4 | HALLOWED | |
| Dedicated community centre was in debt (8) | HALL + OWED | |
| 10 | MUNICIPAL | |
| Civil place in Germany not finished with one comrade (9) | (MUNIC)h + I + PAL | |
| 11 | FORUM | |
| Public meeting in favour of sharing a letter with spirit (5) | (FO(R)UM) | |
| 12 | ESOTERIC | |
| 8/9 of 3 resolved? That’s hard to understand (8) | Anagram of (SECRETIO)n | |
| 13 | ORPHAN | |
| Oprah broadcast opening of neonatal ward under normal circumstances (6) | ANagram of OPRAH + (N)eonatal | |
| 15 | NEWISH | |
| Young one giving up love and desire (6) | ONE minus O + WISH | |
| 16 | TOSSPOT | |
| Heavy drinker and another retrieved a difficult situation? (7) | SOT reverved + SPOT | |
| 19 | TEA | |
| Block of chocolate assistant leaves in a bag (3) | chocolaTE Assistant | |
| 20 | CORONAL | |
| Garland available in deep orange-pink colour (7) | ON inside CORAL | |
| 22 | BRAINY | |
| Bright start of day turned wet? (6) | (d)ay turned = b + RAINY | |
| 25 | URSINE | |
| Sulphur found in excretion of a bear (6) | S inside URINE | |
| 27 | SEMESTER | |
| “Academic period” seems to be confused with “short term” (8) | Anagram of SEEMS + (TER)m | |
| 29 | TRIPE | |
| Liner’s journey east (5) | TRIP + E | |
| 30 | TEACHABLE | |
| Every individual in lodge is willing and quick to learn (9) | EACH inside TABLE | |
| 31 | COLD SORE | |
| Parents consumed by heart problem caused by a viral infection (4,4) | OLDS inside CORE | |
| 32 | SPHERE | |
| ISP not supporting one present domain (6) | ISP minus I + HERE | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | RAMSES | |
| Egyptian king hits hard emperors on both sides (6) | RAMS + (E)mperor(S) | |
| 2 | CONSOLE | |
| Kid with exclusive video game machine (7) | CON + SOLE | |
| 3 | SECRETION | |
| Discharge core of bureau in division (9) | bu(RE)au inside SECTION | |
| 5 | ALLY | |
| Count beheaded an associate (4) | (t)ALLY | |
| 6 | LIFER | |
| Jack, say, giving up time, convicted one serving a long sentence (5) | LIFTER minus T | |
| 7 | WORSHIP | |
| Rank pulled over transport honour (7) | ROW reversed + SHIP | |
| 8 | DOMINATE | |
| Work at breaking mine’s control (8) | DO + (AT inside MINE) | |
| 9 | SPRIGHTLY | |
| Energetic agent moved around right and left (9) | SPY outside (RIGHT + L) | |
| 14 | STABLEMAN | |
| Groom’s weird last name containing bride’s first? (9) | Anagram of LAST NAME outside (B)ride | |
| 17 | SPACESHIP | |
| Long distance traveller walks in after finishing with customs (9) | (PACES + HIP) after custom(S) | |
| 18 | ACOUSTIC | |
| Side of inn rendered in a mixed stucco is sound (8) | (I)nn inside (A + anagram of STUCCO) | |
| 21 | RESKILL | |
| Rest briefly, and put down to train employees to do new work (7) | (RES)t + KILL | |
| 23 | NOTABLE | |
| Famous person is climbing on furniture (7) | ON reversed + TABLE | |
| 24 | GRIEVE | |
| Son leaving upset sovereign to mourn (6) | Anagram of SOVEREIGN minus SON | |
| 26 | NEEDS | |
| Head of department, going in, noticed mounting requirements (5) | (D)epartment inside (SEEN reversed) | |
| 28 | STAR | |
| Main attraction is to begin shortly (4) | (STAR)t |
