This crossword No. 28496 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28496 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Alien and ET do lunar dance : OUTLANDER
10-across – PC swap in Prime Suspect investigated for this : CRIME
11-across – Prime parts of London avoided panelling scandal, exposing negligence : LAPSE
12-across – It’s reported when breaking : NEWSEVENT
13-across – Change Morse and Lewis? : COPPERS
14-across – Boatman’s seen in image this way: forever young : AGELESS
17-across – Faith leaders in bedclothes, not judges : IMAMS
19-across – At work, prime cut of animals saved in this : ARK
20-across – Hollow surprise, with new head of squad at end of Prime Suspect : SENSE
21-across – As Saturnalia is to a Roman in prime : FESTIVE
22-across – Prime cut behind pig’s head — remove its skin : PREPARE
24-across – Perhaps cold cuts from an endless easterly — that’s a shame : ANTIPASTI
26-across – The end of French at the origin of Huguenots : DEATH
28-across – Prime-time entertainment genre: could be Pointless for seniors? : SOAPS
29-across – Russian river has daily alert : OBSERVANT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Twist or pass Round One : COIL
2-down – Drink plugged by prime plug : STOPUP
3-down – Pianist prime minister : PADEREWSKI
4-down – A fellow’s a fine fellow : ADONIS
5-down – Clue to minor problem : DRAWBACK
6-down – Prime Suspect claimed ID left unused : ACME
7-down – Prime entertainment with Mr T and A-team’s leader edited out : NINETEEN
8-down – Prime attraction showing prime cut, perhaps : MEAT
13-down – Prime cut from roach — ie fillet : CHIEF
15-down – Example of prime-time entertainment: these characters are densest : EASTENDERS
16-down – Tablet, which is reportedly very strong : STELE
18-down – Lianas curled around a treetop: it produces bark : ALSATIAN
19-down – A rebirth, with prisoner released from loathing : AVERSION
22-down – Extremely short after money taken from prime minister : PRIEST
23-down – Boatman, a rear admiral, climbing a mountain : ARARAT
24-down – Space for transubstantiation, not the front of church : APSE
25-down – Pale second : POST
27-down – Blockbusters taking prime slots in this TV show : HITS
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.