This crossword No. 28544 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Sep 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28544 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Penetrating piece : CUTTING
5-across – Not even super finished this vegetable : SPROUT
9-across – Old lines surround area abroad : OVERSEAS
10-across – 100 + 1 + 10 + 1 in series : CATENA
12-across – Rotten crisis produced bans : RESTRICTIONS
15-across – Rather start to read story about 4, see : RELATIVELY
17-across – Proper moisture on the air : DUE
19-across – Very wide animal : SOW
20-across – Rights of celebrities to collect fare : STARBOARDS
22-across – Conceited, like an out-of-body experience? : ABOVEONESELF
26-across – Nothing in shops is sent back dirty : SOILED
27-across – Sailor pursues war over poisonous plant : MANDRAKE
28-across – Fugitive leader gets news for a pound : RUNNER
29-across – Fox heard ET is grounded : EARTHED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Somewhat retired MP, or chief whip : CROP
2-down – Makes bonds by losing money : TIES
3-down – Looks at home — time to wear glasses? : INSPECTS
4-down – Initially, greasing roast with cooking fat is hard work : GRAFT
6-down – Apple regularly supported by workers in factories : PLANTS
7-down – Person rode erratically in military formations : OPENORDERS
8-down – Cross stars never get sacked : TRANSVERSE
11-down – Difficult task to drink up measure inside : KILLER
13-down – Criminal in France, very old-fashioned royal : TRESPASSER
14-down – 19 ÷ 50? Poet’s reduced rate : SLOWMOTION
16-down – Choosing French wine, discovering lots inside — gallons! : VOTING
18-down – Pass learner with ride’s redesigned accelerator : COLLIDER
21-down – Cardinal saves church with end of steeple in decline : RECEDE
23-down – Spring day with Easter’s first card : SPADE
24-down – Origins of putting: Augusta tournament’s historic course : PATH
25-down – Small starter of duck and shrimp : WEED
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.