| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | TOUCHSTONE | |
| Standard sort of cut shot finishing up with single (10) | Anagram of CUT SHOT + ONE | |
| 6 | BUST | |
| Work of art is broken (4) | Double Definition | |
| 8 | PROVINCE | |
| Area in front of courthouse featured in show (8) | [IN + (C)ourt] inside PROVE | |
| 9 | CARPET | |
| Reprimand coach with blue-eyed boy (6) | CAR + PET | |
| 10 | ASIO | |
| Spy group is recalled following a leader of operations (4) | IS reversed after A + (O)perations | |
| 11 | SPACE CADET | |
| School accepted a distracted person who is out of touch with reality (5,5) | S + anagram of ACCEPTED A | |
| 12 | INNOVATOR | |
| Eggs delivered at the back of inn to right person who makes things happen (9) | (OVA after INN) + TO + R | |
| 14 | DUVET | |
| Cover song performed by two, including verse (5) | DUET outside V | |
| 17 | THREW | |
| Cast right into the water at the front (5) | R inside [THE +(W)ater] | |
| 19 | MAKE HASTE | |
| Friend, carrying keg, nearly has to hurry (4,5) | MATE outside [KE(g) + HAS] | |
| 22 | MASCARPONE | |
| Large serving of mash, fish and one kind of cream cheese (10) | (MAS)h + CARP + ONE | |
| 23 | ARIA | |
| People leaving Armenia performed song (4) | ARMENIA minus MEN | |
| 24 | RESULT | |
| Score drug addict brought back late, oddly (6) | USER reversed + (L)a(T)e | |
| 25 | HAIRLINE | |
| Very thin hydrogen gas pipe (8) | H + AIR + LINE | |
| 26 | LOUT | |
| Yahoo left in an exhausted state (4) | L + OUT | |
| 27 | STRING VEST | |
| Small band against wearing sample underwear (6,4) | S + [( RING + V) inside TEST] | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | TOPIARIST | |
| Fashion-conscious gardener’s hat is covered in art (9) | TOPI + (IS inside ART) | |
| 2 | UTOPIAN | |
| University, to one on board vessel, is ideal (7) | U + TO + (I inside PAN) | |
| 3 | SANDSOAP | |
| Abrasive cleaner, an awful sod, stuck in drain (8) | (AN + anagram of SOD) inside SAP | |
| 4 | ONE WAY OR ANOTHER | |
| Switched on a new rotary hoe somehow (3,3,2,7) | Anagram of ON A NEW ROTARY HOE | |
| 5 | EXCEED | |
| Beat former outspoken top player (6) | EX + sounds like SEED | |
| 6 | BARRACUDA | |
| Fish food that’s regurgitated by a fish (9) | BARRA + CUD + A | |
| 7 | SEE HERE | |
| Hassled sheepshearer not influenced by sharp look (3,4) | Anagram of SHEEPSHEARER minus SHARP | |
| 13 | OPEN COURT | |
| Public tribunal ordered recount following downsizing of operation (4,5) | Anagram of RECOUNT after OP | |
| 15 | THE LATEST | |
| Athletes reserved time for current information? (3,6) | Anagram of ATHLETES + T | |
| 16 | DELETION | |
| Removed passage and note was first written up about one (8) | (NOTE + LED) reversed outside I | |
| 18 | HEAVE TO | |
| Stop sailing ban after heat decreased (5,2) | VETO after HEA(t) | |
| 20 | SURMISE | |
| Suspect male is locked in stable (7) | (M + IS) inside SURE | |
| 21 | GRATIS | |
| Head of giant rodent is on the house (6) | (G)iant + RAT + IS |
