| Clues down |
| 1 | Asian money splashed out for dressing (10) |
| 2 | Nothing could be absolute (4) |
| 3 | “Ten Jag” guru crashed heavy goods vehicle (10) |
| 4 | Computer pioneer holding fifth of seminars and changing direction (7) |
| 5 | Boss’s collar fastener? (4) |
| 6 | Unworldly, laid cities to waste (10) |
| 7 | Dirty place, we’re told, produced sore eye (4) |
| 13 | Pack too many volts into battery and demand an excessive price (10) |
| 15 | Pup loses head, with unknown coming after gun-holder for padding (10) |
| 16 | Native sailor – not a copy (10) |
| 19 | American Indian running round mat to make body burn up (7) |
| 23 | Accept bait and live after swallowing it (4) |
| 24 | Director-General takes in artist to draw, overcoming resistance (4) |
| 26 | They form a miscellany with ends (4) |
