| ACROSS | ||
| 1 | CAMELOT | Arrived by fate in a fabulous place (7) Arrived = CAME, fate = LOT |
| 5 | ARTICLE | Poor recital results in write-up for magazine (7) Anagram of RECITAL |
| 9 | TEXAS | Time a sex change or state (5) Time = T + anagram of A SEX |
| 10 | INELASTIC | Corrupt client is a stiff (9) Anagram of CLIENT IS |
| 11 | REMBRANDT | Tricky term incorporates trademark of famous artist (9) Anagram of TERM including BRAND ("trademark") |
| 12 | SCRUM | Dregs of society embrace right to form a disorderly mob (5) Dregs of society = SCUM including R ("right") |
| 13 | SIMILAR | Much the same mail is sorted by region initially (7) Anagram of MAIL IS + region initially = R |
| 15 | DRACHMA | Play about church making money once in Athens (7) Play = DRAMA, church = CH |
| 16 | ENDEMIC | Finish with leaders of ethnic minorities in Croatia found in the region (7) Finish = END, leaders of ethnic minorities in Croatia = EMIC |
| 19 | CHEESES | Perceive backsliding in endless boardgame including the mainland and Cheshire (7) Perceive = SEE, backsliding = reversal indiicator, endless boardgame = CHES |
| 21 | PROWL | Move stealthily using publicity by fly-by-night (5) publicity = PR, fly-by-night = OWL |
| 22 | THUMBNAIL | A brief sketch showing a digital attachment (9) Double definition |
| 25 | KILOGRAMS | Mix sago and milk with right weights (9) Anagram of SAGO and MILK and R |
| 26 | IMPLY | Suggest being easily decapitated (5) easily = SIMPLY |
| 27 | NOTATES | Not a test -- not completely -- showing how one puts music on paper (7) Hidden word |
| 28 | LIGHTER | A shade less dark or a match (7) Double definition |
| DOWN | ||
| 1 | CATER | Supply the Maori with motor vehicle to go around (5) the Maori = TE inside CAR |
| 2 | MAXIMUM | Mother at 9 a.m. rises to do her level best (7) Mother = MUM, 9 = IX, a.m. = AM, rises = reversal indicator |
| 3 | LOSER | Underdog in a variety of roles (5) Anagram of ROLES |
| 4 | THINNER | Article about pub with right leaner (7) Article = THE, pub = INN, right = R |
| 5 | ALERTED | Related badly to being given warning (7) Anagram of RELATED |
| 6 | TRANSLATE | Explain trains I missed not running on time (9) trains I missed = TRANS, not running on time = LATE |
| 7 | CATARRH | Sailor in collapsing arch gets a head cold (7) Sailor = TAR inside anagram of ARCH |
| 8 | ENCOMPASS | Include two points on navigation device (9) two points = EN, navigation device = COMPASS |
| 13 | SHEEPSKIN | Hide knees and hips when they collapse altogether (9) Anagram of KNEES and HIPS |
| 14 | LIMELIGHT | Fruit, underweight, in the focus of public attention (9) Fruit = LIME, underweight = LIGHT |
| 17 | DROPLET | Medic and poet madly taking lunch initially: a small amount of fluid (7) Medic = CR + anagram of POET including lunch initially = L |
| 18 | CUTLASS | Weapon used in lesson about universal time (7) lesson = CLASS, universal time = UT |
| 19 | COUNSEL | Advise applying no clues in error (7) Anagram of NO CLUES |
| 20 | STAY PUT | Don't move putty as replacement (4,3) Anagram of PUTTY AS |
| 23 | BRING | Contribute bottle opener on call (5) bottle opener = B, call = RING |
| 24 | LAYER | Good hen makes real turnaround about the end of July (5) real turnaround = LAER, end of July = Y |
