| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | GRINGO | |
| Foreigner’s call made during work (6) | RING inside GO | |
| 4 | PARTISAN | |
| Prejudiced public hanging is taking place aboard vessel? (8) | (ART + IS) inside PAN | |
| 9 | DISTINCTION | |
| Special honour isn’t misinterpreted in speech (11) | Anagram of ISNT inside DICTION | |
| 11 | AIR | |
| Trade show lacking fine exhibit (3) | FAIR minus F | |
| 12 | OPERANT | |
| Love shown by remarried parent is effective? (7) | O + anagram of PARENT | |
| 13 | SEVERE | |
| Cut last section of tombstone for grave (6) | SEVER + tombston(E) | |
| 15 | HENCEFORTH | |
| The French worried about nothing in the future (10) | Anagram of THE FRENCH outside O | |
| 17 | COIF | |
| Company provided a covering for the head (4) | CO + IF | |
| 20 | RASP | |
| File contents of folder as presented (4) | foldeR AS Presented | |
| 21 | DIPHTHERIA | |
| Depression hit her badly before a throat infection (10) | DIP + anagram of HIT HER + A | |
| 23 | CLIMAX | |
| Climb nearly across summit? (6) | (CLIM)b + (A+X) | |
| 24 | NO DOUBT | |
| Crime boss backed rigged bout for sure (2,5) | DON reversed + anagram of BOUT | |
| 27 | DUE | |
| Outstanding pair of performers finished early (3) | (DUE)t | |
| 28 | TRANSFORMER | |
| Track runners not needing one old innovator (11) | TRAINS minus I + FORMER | |
| 29 | SERENADE | |
| A nerd tangled with witness outside court (8) | SEE outside anagram of A NERD | |
| 30 | SKITED | |
| Australian boasted as kite dipped a little (6) | aS KITE dipped | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | GODMOTHER | |
| Follow up millions donated by separate sponsor (9) | DOG reversed + M + OTHER | |
| 2 | ISSUE | |
| Bring out paper trimmed down one side (5) | t(ISSUE) | |
| 3 | GRIMACED | |
| Fearsome one died with contorted face (8) | GRIM + ACE + D | |
| 5 | ACID | |
| Bitter cold contracted by helper (4) | C inside AID | |
| 6 | TINSEL | |
| Showy decorations can sell once reduced (6) | TIN + (SEL)l | |
| 7 | STAGE DOOR | |
| Reception held by goers at new theatre’s opening (5,4) | DO inside anagram of GOERS AT | |
| 8 | NURSE | |
| Hurry up and see contracted hospital worker (5) | RUN reversed + (SE)e | |
| 10 | CATHOLIC | |
| General at hospital in pain (8) | (AT + H) inside COLIC | |
| 14 | ETCHINGS | |
| Artist’s impressions are ultimately things containing carbon (8) | ar(E) + (THINGS outside C) | |
| 16 | NASHI PEAR | |
| A vessel manoeuvred in close with exotic fruit (5,4) | (A + SHIP) inside NEAR | |
| 18 | FLATTERED | |
| Fine coffee and wine should be praised (9) | F + LATTE + RED | |
| 19 | SHADDOCK | |
| Had weed growing behind small citrus tree (8) | (HAD + DOCK) after S | |
| 22 | HASTEN | |
| Holds catch pulled back with bolt (6) | HAS + (NET reversed) | |
| 23 | CODES | |
| Everybody kept from changing so-called secret writings (5) | Anagram of SOCALLED minus ALL | |
| 25 | UNMET | |
| Not satisfied by extraordinary menu with starter of tuna (5) | Anagram of MENU + (T)una | |
| 26 | HARD | |
| Solid ring extracted from stockpile (4) | HOARD minus O |
