| 1 | | Area of north Africa's interest-free big harem development (7) |
| 5 | | California gets nude model floor-
show (7) |
| 9 | | International jewellery firm
needs, for example, taxi rank (7) |
| 10 | | Bird of prey changes first of
civilised habits (7) |
| 11 | | Altar base made from such gypsum? (9) |
| 12 | | Agent enabling the baker to get a
rise? (5) |
| 13 | | Vein of valuable ore outside good
gatekeeper's place (5) |
| 15 | | Stingy high-flier creating a big
buzz (6-3) |
| 17 | | Outstanding dental problem caused
by dollar dentures (4,5) |
| 19 | | Newspaper illustrations carry risk (5) |
| 22 | | Public meeting said to be in
favour of alcohol (5) |
| 23 | | Western European nation gets bad
weather man, an East European (9) |
| 25 | | Indian city making fortune at
present (7) |
| 26 | | Climber needs German agreements to
excavate (7) |
| 27 | | Made accounting entry: bill
initially edited out (7) |
| 28 | | Large number fear, it's said, following Asian invader (7) |