| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HOODWINK | |
| Deceive gangster and secure crook finally (8) | HOOD + WIN + CROO(K) | |
| 5 | THEMES | |
| The network curtailed items proposed for discussion (6) | THE + (MES)H | |
| 10 | SHALLOW | |
| Everything on view in exhibition is lacking depth (7) | ALL inside SHOW | |
| 11 | IN TRUTH | |
| One New Testament character, related to David actually (2,5) | I + NT + RUTH | |
| 12 | ASSISTANCE | |
| Help as is needed in position (10) | AS + (IS inside STANCE) | |
| 13 | GO TO | |
| Approach experienced head of operations (2,2) | GOT + (O)PERATIONS | |
| 15 | EVIL ONE | |
| I have returned with single character that cannot be trusted (4,3) | IVE reversed + LONE | |
| 17 | NOOSES | |
| Loops ring through the middle of nose close to lips (6) | O inside NOSE + LIP(S) | |
| 18 | DOT | |
| Organise time period (3) | DO + T | |
| 20 | COME TO | |
| Revive space traveller with oxygen (4,2) | COMET + O | |
| 21 | ISTHMUS | |
| Neck is so cut by machete initially (7) | IS + [THUS outside (M)ACHETE] | |
| 23 | OPUS | |
| Work round festering issue (4) | O + PUS | |
| 24 | FIGURATIVE | |
| Typical sort of guitar owned by quintet (10) | Anagram of GUITAR inside FIVE | |
| 27 | STAND-IN | |
| Offensive act taking time and reserve (5-2) | SIN outside (T + AND) | |
| 28 | NAGGERS | |
| They always pick new release of Grange, and starter of salmon (7) | Anagram of GRANGE + (S)ALMON | |
| 29 | PEEPER | |
| Get rid of unwanted matter for a voyeur (6) | PEE + PER | |
| 30 | VENTOLIN | |
| Preparation of salbutamol not strangely left in blood vessel (8) | (Anagram of NOT + L) inside VEIN | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | HOSTAGES | |
| People detained by army a relatively long time (8) | HOST + AGES | |
| 2 | OKAYS | |
| Big punch up, say, ruined sanctions (5) | KO reversed + anagram of SAY | |
| 3 | WELL-SPOKEN | |
| Articulate sources dig Newton (4-6) | WELLS + POKE + N | |
| 4 | NEW CALEDONIANS | |
| Islanders making island canoe, possibly? (3,11) | Anagram of ISLAND CANOE makes CALEDONIANS | |
| 6 | HITS | |
| Hotel is taking into account temperature impacts (4) | (H + IS) outside T | |
| 7 | MAUSOLEUM | |
| Gold individual found in old lady’s vault (9) | (AU + SOLE) inside MUM | |
| 8 | SCHOOL | |
| Small hospital invested in sophisticated training centre (6) | S + (H inside COOL) | |
| 9 | DISCONTINUANCE | |
| Social event, held outside, is against retired unit stopping (14) | DANCE outside [IS + CON (UNIT reversed)] | |
| 14 | SOFT TARGET | |
| Get behind start of developed site that’s considered vulnerable (4,6) | GET after anagram of START OF | |
| 16 | INOCULATE | |
| Protect one copper after number departed (9) | I + (CU after NO) + LATE | |
| 19 | USHERS IN | |
| Introduces drug dealer, not starting with wrongdoing (6,2) | (P)USHER + SIN | |
| 22 | DOES UP | |
| Secures employment in school heading in a new direction (4,2) | (USE in POD) reversed | |
| 25 | IDEAL | |
| Banker’s claim is fanciful (5) | I DEAL | |
| 26 | EDGE | |
| Bind unbound book of accounts? (4) | (L)EDGE(R) |
Knew I wasn’t correct with 5a.
Settled on “The” – but then deleted “it” (network???) from “items.”
Terribly messy “Must do better, Richard!!!”
David – for the 4d explanation, wouldn’t it make more sense to say “Anagram of CALEDONIANS makes ISLAND CANOE”? Especially when the clue says “…making island canoe”. The NEW in the answer is the anagram indicator – working upon CALEDONIANS.
This is a fabulous clue, by the way.