This crossword No. 28065 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Feb 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28065 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Flag-carrying soldier resolved to clear surgeon : COLOUR
6-across – See 4 : SERGEANT
9-across – Illicit affairs of spymaster running major industry : MONKEY
10-across – See 9 : BUSINESS
11-across – Rant and rave, as sacked gardener might? : LOSETHEPLOT
15-across – Grim time that husband’s taken into consideration : THOUGHT
17-across – Four breaking oath joined up : CURSIVE
18-across – Fresh source of water first for annual purification? : SPRINGCLEAN
22-across – Preposterous list often added to with conviction? : CRIMINAL
23-across – See 22 : RECORD
24-across – Long-haul workers from Manchester somehow getting the last word : MERCHANT
25-across – See 24 : SEAMEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bright rising copper’s temporarily given housing : LUCENT
2-down – Local runner joining army unit is no monarchist : REPUBLICAN
3-down – A good outcome to queen’s labour? Brilliant! : AGLITTER
4-down – Struggle across line to finish : COMPLETE
5-down – Outsider is dying, feverish : LONGSHOT
7-down – Plotters regularly use such weapons : AXES
8-down – Only the odd contrary characters suss out pitch : TOSS
12-down – Name adopted by setter in a novel proves amusing : ENTERTAINS
13-down – Naturalist may study this 22 23 at end of a sentence : LIFEFORM
14-down – Checked what monarch did, abandoning grand home : REINEDIN
16-down – Greenery, at first a modest innovation in late Georgian streets : GASLIGHT
19-down – Pronounced ‘basic’, as ship will be before sailing : CREWED
20-down – Riff-raff making unpleasant film : SCUM
21-down – Storyteller’s rung up : LIAR
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.