| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SCHOOL | |
| A number of swimmers joined a training centre (6) | Double definition | |
| 4 | CORRECTS | |
| Disciplines leader of certain rectors getting out of line (8) | C + anagram of RECTORS | |
| 10 | MILITARY ATTACHE | |
| At my trial, it badly hurt an army officer serving with an embassy (8,7) | Anagram of (AT MY TRIAL IT) + ACHE | |
| 11 | LES DARCY | |
| Australian champion boxer cradles battered adversary in the end (3,5) | Anagram of CRADLES + Y | |
| 12 | CHANGE | |
| Convert is to be put to death in church (6) | HANG inside CE | |
| 14 | SPIDER | |
| Web developer spotted the girl in audience (6) | Sounds like SPIED HER | |
| 15 | BUSH TEA | |
| Billy’s refreshing production? (4,3) | Cryptic definition | |
| 18 | See 7-down | |
| 19 | ASSORTS | |
| Classes very much drawn in by composition of stars (7) | SO inside anagram of STARS | |
| 21 | RACIST | |
| Despicable person seen outside clubs is prejudiced (6) | RAT outside (C + IS) | |
| 24 | TRAMPS | |
| Goes on a long walk as temperature rises (6) | T + RAMPS | |
| 26 | CABOTAGE | |
| Confined space, occupied by boat, interfered with navigation in coastal waters (8) | CAGE outside anagram of BOAT | |
| 28 | BYPASS OPERATION | |
| Patronises boy upset about father’s heart surgery (6,9) | Anagram of (PATRONISES BOY) outside PA | |
| 29 | NORMANDY | |
| Millions settled in not so hot part of France (8) | M inside (NO + RANDY) | |
| 30 | WHOLLY | |
| What person left heartless lady completely? (6) | WHO + L + L(ad)Y | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | SAMPLE | |
| Experience representative gained in marketing (6) | MP inside SALE | |
| 2 | HOLES UP | |
| Insect escaping from sprayed houseplant takes cover (5,2) | Anagram of HOUSEPLANT minus ANT | |
| 3 | OUTLANDER | |
| Sort of route opened by learner and stranger (9) | Anagram of ROUTE outside (L + AND) | |
| 5 | OMAN | |
| Arabian country beheaded Italian (4) | (r)OMAN | |
| 6 | RETCH | |
| Bring up miserable person in conversation (5) | Sounds like WRETCH | |
| 7 & 18ac |
COCONUT ICE | |
| Sweet company twice replaced tunic before closing of store (7,3) | CO + CO + anagram of TUNIC + E | |
| 8 | SKELETAL | |
| Butchered elks, and others, may be wasted (8) | Anagram of ELKS + ET AL | |
| 9 | PRICE RISE | |
| Soft rice is served in middle of backbreaking hike (5,4) | (P + RICE) + (IS inside backbREaking) | |
| 13 | ABERRATED | |
| Bear, poorly regarded, deviated from the right way (9) | Anagram of BEAR + RATED | |
| 16 | SUCCOTASH | |
| Sort of tacos used in so much Indian food (9) | Anagram of TACOS inside SUCH | |
| 17 | WASTE BIN | |
| Was raised money put down in garbage can? (5,3) | WAS + BET reversed + IN | |
| 20 | SHARPER | |
| Card player’s lead in poker covered by sociable character (7) | P inside SHARER | |
| 22 | SPANIEL | |
| Dog that is left under bridge (7) | (IE + L) behind SPAN | |
| 23 | MEANLY | |
| Laymen treated in a despicable way (6) | Anagram of LAYMEN | |
| 25 | PASTA | |
| Finished a dish high in carbohydrates (5) | PAST + A | |
| 27 | COLD | |
| Castle over the hill is made of stone (4) | C + OLD |
