| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | STUMPS | |
| End of play must upset patrons extremely (6) | Anagram of MUST + P)atron(S | |
| 5 | KERMIS | |
| Annual fair irks me terribly (6) | Anagram of IRKS ME | |
| 9 | CLUBS | |
| Young animals gathered around large woods, for example (5) | CUBS outside L | |
| 10 | BINDS OVER | |
| Legally restrains garbage collector staying primarily in English seaport (5,4) | BIN + (S inside DOVER) | |
| 11 | APERITIF | |
| Healthy one retired after cocktail of pear, a pre-dinner drink (8) | (FIT I) reversed after anagram of PEAR | |
| 12 | JARRED | |
| Shook a glass of beer and wine (6) | JAR + RED | |
| 14 | TENNIS SHOE | |
| His teen son ordered sporting gear (6,4) | Anagram of HIS TEEN SON | |
| 15 | MEWS | |
| Gulls occupied dwellings that used to be stables (4) | Double Definition | |
| 17 | TUTE | |
| Like being not part of clever university class (4) | ASTUTE minus AS | |
| 19 | FORECASTLE | |
| Crates switched and left in enemy ship’s living quarters (10) | (Anagram of CRATES + L) inside FOE | |
| 22 | BOLT-ON | |
| Additional town in Greater Manchester (4-2) | Double Definition | |
| 23 | ENDOCARP | |
| Crane shifted around to carry out soft stone (8) | Anagram of CRANE outside DO + P | |
| 25 | LIME-GREEN | |
| Large sort of ermine soaking up, for example, a fruity colour (4-5) | L + (anagram of ERMINE outside EG) | |
| 26 | LATHE | |
| Flog reduced piece of machinery (5) | LATHE(r) | |
| 27 | SNARED | |
| Half of snakes in the sun too long may be caught (6) | (SNA)kes + RED | |
| 28 | See 5-down | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 2 | TAUREAN | |
| Carbamide swallowed by brown person who might be considered bullish? (7) | UREA inside TAN | |
| 3 | MASTITIS | |
| Problem encountered by one with nursing experience – it is found after exposure to nuts (8) | (IT + IS) after MAST | |
| 4 | SUBMISSION | |
| Coach turned up with task force’s presentation (10) | BUS reversed + MISSION | |
| 5 & 28ac |
KING EDWARD | |
| Grand kid we stuffed with potato (4,6) | Anagram of GRAND KID WE | |
| 6 | RASCAL | |
| Mischievous fellow repaired cars with aluminium (6) | Anagram of CARS + AL | |
| 7 | INVERSE | |
| Popular section of the Bible is upside down (7) | IN + VERSE | |
| 8 | TRADESPEOPLE | |
| Skilled workers and deportees ALP mixed up (12) | Anagram of DEPORTEES ALP | |
| 9 | CHASTITY BELT | |
| Stately bitch unhooked device locked by an untrusting husband (8,4) | Anagram of STATELY BITCH | |
| 13 | GOVERNANCE | |
| Control over elder, church exercised after end of voting (10) | (OVER + NAN + CE) after votin(G) | |
| 16 | CANON LAW | |
| A clown upset about an ecclesiastical set of rules and regulations (5,3) | Anagram of A CLOWN outside AN | |
| 18 | TELAMON | |
| Repaired metal attached to supporting pillar in the shape of a man (7) | Anagram of METAL + ON | |
| 20 & 24dn |
TRACTOR FEED | |
| It’s responsible for advancements in stationery (7,4) | Cryptic Definition | |
| 21 | LOGGER | |
| Data recorder, one active in forest regions (6) | Double Definition | |
| 24 | See 20-down |
