| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | FILED | |
| Worked with a tool arranged in a particular way (5) | Double Definition | |
| 4 | HOMELESS | |
| Moles she relocated could be unsettled (8) | Anagram of MOLES SHE | |
| 8 | FLATHEAD | |
| Fine lad holding the head of angler’s fish (8) | (F + LAD) outside [THE + (A)ngler] | |
| 9 | SEXPOT | |
| Very attractive person’s public showing in middle of street (6) | EXPO inside ST | |
| 10 | DEFORM | |
| Change the shape of area of slide for mounting (6) | sliDE FOR Mounting | |
| 11 | AGENCIES | |
| Allegiances not supported by all distributed service organisations (8) | Anagram of ALLEGIANCES minus ALL | |
| 12 | OVERWHELM | |
| Crush whoever roughed up large male (9) | Anagram of WHOEVER + L + M | |
| 14 | NINE | |
| Number derived from a division of ten in expression (4) | teN IN Expression | |
| 16 | ADOS | |
| Bothers one leaving farewell (4) | ADIOS minus I | |
| 18 | STRING OUT | |
| Extend strapping on the outside on circular band (6,3) | STOUT outside RING | |
| 21 | CHEMICAL | |
| He laminated material in chlorine substance produced in a lab (8) | (HE + MICA) inside CL | |
| 23 | SPEARS | |
| Asparagus and fruit stored in hold of ship (6) | PEAR inside SS | |
| 24 | GLORIA | |
| A girl changed around love song used by worshippers (6) | Anagram of A GIRL + O | |
| 25 | THROTTLE | |
| Suppress the mostly degenerate title not with it (8) | TH(e) + ROT + (TITLE minus IT) | |
| 26 | MONICKER | |
| Handle small-time thief? (8) | MO + NICKER | |
| 27 | PARKY | |
| Crisp UK TV interviewer who is famous? (5) | Double Definition | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | FALSEHOOD | |
| Sad fool – he misinterpreted a work of fiction (9) | Anagram of SAD FOOL HE | |
| 2 | LATROBE | |
| Plunder found hidden in former university in Victoria (7) | ROB inside LATE | |
| 3 | DREAM | |
| Head of daily paper is a person to good to be true (5) | (D)aily + REAM | |
| 4 | HYDRATE | |
| Give water to sailor picked up in a park in Sydney (7) | TAR reversed inside HYDE | |
| 5 | MASKED MAN | |
| Secretive character questioned in two thousand and one (6,3) | ASKED inside MM + AN | |
| 6 | LEXICON | |
| Dictionary left by old partner with one kid (7) | L + EX + I + CON | |
| 7 | SCORE | |
| Obtain illegal drugs from entrance to shopping centre (5) | S + CORE | |
| 13 | WISECRACK | |
| A sick crew broadcast a funny remark (9) | Anagram of A SICK CREW | |
| 15 | NATURALLY | |
| Aunt treated recovery as anticipated (9) | Anagram of AUNT + RALLY | |
| 17 | SAMURAI | |
| Japanese warrior’s spirit on the rise in various parts of Asia (7) | RUM reversed inside anagram of ASIA | |
| 19 | RELATOR | |
| Person who talks to king after replacement of earl (7) | (TO + R) after anagram of EARL | |
| 20 | ONE-STAR | |
| Senator modified a rating that’s not very good (3-4) | Anagram of SENATOR | |
| 22 | HELLO | |
| Welcome anguish and love (5) | HELL + O | |
| 23 | SCRAP | |
| Break up fight (5) | Double Definition |
