This crossword No. 28427 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28427 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – What’s not real? Defending habit, I’m saying it is : MYTRUTH
5-across – Comic patter not right — starts to make tasteless crack : ATTEMPT
9-across – Oscar avoiding comparatively humourless artist : DURER
10-across – Safe from the flood — keeping daughter oblivious : INTHEDARK
11-across – Sex? Nothing doing! : LOVEMAKING
12-across – Vale! Leaving disheartened, having failed : GLEN
14-across – Wrong! Isn’t that easy going round now : THISINSTANT
18-across – Meal that, for Spooner, needed something alcoholic : PACKEDLUNCH
21-across – Vlad crosswords reportedly finish off country : IRAN
22-across – Royal ‘leper’ under pressure — he’s not himself : ROLEPLAYER
25-across – Romeo in fix around college and university : PRINCETON
26-across – Cancel culture’s ending? Heartless construct : ERASE
27-across – Comedian’s back, one with incisive material : NANKEEN
28-across – Coming on, tries to be inventive : INSTORE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Working method required to cover large part of course : MODULE
2-down – Flourish of trumpets at the start — king entering queen’s home : THRIVE
3-down – Item turned up unbroken : UNREMITTED
4-down – Nothing gained by rustic cricket shot : HOICK
5-down – 8! That’s early in the morning for some into raves : ATTENTION
6-down – Next time — what about November? : THEN
7-down – On record join Bread singer : MEATLOAF
8-down – Accept some money for watch : TAKENOTE
13-down – Like changes round pub — they work on the surface : ASPHALTERS
15-down – Telling crook about books : ILLGOTTEN
16-down – Leave home carrying penny metal fastener : SPLITPIN
17-down – Event in Illinois accounted for uprising : OCCASION
19-down – Bundle of energy upset a lot of the same nurses : DYNAMO
20-down – Suspend band on radio : FREEZE
23-down – News in Brussels on current malaise : ENNUI
24-down – Hard to stop virtuoso for long : ACHE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.