This crossword No. 28001 clues and answers were published on Wed 11 Dec 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28001 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Mount finest horse : BESTRIDE
9-across – Plant kiss on round lips, softly going to hug one : OXALIS
10-across – Second person to try Apple iPad, a man’s content : ADAM
11-across – Bit of trouble cutting grass : SMATTERING
12-across – Make love with fellow: let me see thing : DOOFER
14-across – National horse is short, can it hit fences? : CROATIAN
15-across – Sounds hooters, the first person must go inside : NOISES
17-across – Chaos from British far-right group before noon : BEDLAM
20-across – Jade and tire, hen party’s starting to get drunk : NEPHRITE
22-across – Neglect daughter, one son gets help : DISUSE
23-across – Club member getting birdie? : WOODPECKER
24-across – Soldiers stand around for drill : BORE
25-across – Switzerland and Italy twice affected : CHICHI
26-across – Studying for an exam about conception : REVISION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Put away drink after drive : SENDDOWN
2-down – Cover of magazine turned over, after sex article : ITEM
3-down – Python, perhaps, welcomes second TV series : HISSER
4-down – Pole position at the start, drink put on ice : POSTPONE
5-down – Lies lead to Farage, as reality gets distorted : FAIRYTALES
6-down – Brown from swimming in sea around noon : SIENNA
8-down – Bishop in file at the back by a rook getting check : EXARCH
13-down – Following match on ground where captain might be : FLIGHTDECK
16-down – Rash of the skin, not initially red : EPIDEMIC
18-down – Snowball in face, fell over : MUSHROOM
19-down – A barrel, say, runs out when filling beer container : BEAKER
21-down – Periods of quiet — manage to get upset : EPOCHS
22-down – Take an empty elevator to go down ready for reception : DERIVE
24-down – Broke, having almost to beg on street : BUST
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.