This crossword No. 28537 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28537 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Irritable, as I tangled with four cats : FRACTIOUS
8-across – Entourage play tennis here — and try to win : COURT
9-across – Pointedly, her work keeps her on her toes : BALLERINA
10-across – Ointment’s taken right off tray : SALVE
12-across – Brighter chess player first to resign : WHITER
13-across – Are you sober? One may still find you’re over the limit : SPEEDCOP
14-across – Work on papers is burden : OPPRESS
17-across – Change ‘observe’ into the opposite : OBVERSE
20-across – Wild animal eating half of best legume : LIMABEAN
22-across – To sprinkle with sugar is a drag : DREDGE
24-across – Policeman’s way of cutting hair close : BOBBY
25-across – Description of ‘baritone’ heard in phone message : VOICEMAIL
26-across – Information about a class of art, perhaps : GENRE
27-across – Overseas police turning out seem grand : GENDARMES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Floral tribute to recollect the war : WREATH
2-down – Artist who is chippy about her work? : SCULPTOR
3-down – Paper offering reflections? : MIRROR
4-down – Supply seafood, holding big container : FURNISH
5-down – Lower away, poltroon! : COWARD
6-down – Priest welcomed by godly prior : PREVIOUS
11-down – Djokovic, for one, involved in tenser battle : SERB
15-down – Spin senior put out is a con : PRISONER
16-down – Small man had erection in the garden : SHED
18-down – Upset, remove lessons in religion for all time : EVERMORE
19-down – Game that could give you your big break? : SNOOKER
21-down – Such hair a golden stream? : AUBURN
22-down – Make sense of Christmas poem? : DECODE
23-down – What protects the ankle from fierce animal, it’s said : GAITER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.