This crossword No. 28579 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28579 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It’s prepared during social event in space : DISTANCE
5-across – Setter’s role is to communicate : IMPART
9-across – Ruminant and insect run away to get married : ANTELOPE
10-across – Royal runs off, allegedly : PRINCE
11-across – Sacrifice bad English jewellery : OFFERING
12-across – Spouse detailed to return with catch : ENTRAP
14-across – Assorted charts lead to places of worship : CATHEDRALS
18-across – Butcher left these with a set of choppers : FALSETEETH
22-across – Cut out tax : EXCISE
23-across – Make light of not working after performance : PLAYDOWN
24-across – Clergyman keeping company with another : DEACON
25-across – New star dies in accident : DISASTER
26-across – Leftie eating endless leeks smelt awful : REEKED
27-across – Passion leading to hot dispute in airport : HEATHROW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Monster depriving old horseman of oxygen : DRAGON
2-down – Leave the outskirts of Seville with upper-class twit : SETOFF
3-down – Everyone at university about to appeal : ALLURE
4-down – Capital trick involving hen being changed into paper leaf : COPENHAGEN
6-down – Prepared to go round a bottomless piece of ice that’s steep : MARINADE
7-down – Newborn adopted by holy man rejected as strange : ABNORMAL
8-down – Unlawful occupation of locked resort? : TRESPASS
13-down – Mistress in a chateau having friendly talk with girl : CHATELAINE
15-down – Culprit placed old farthing on part of fireplace : OFFENDER
16-down – Instructed to include seal to prevent entry : BLOCKADE
17-down – Gnome set out to find precious rock : GEMSTONE
19-down – Despot’s extremely tetchy outburst : TYRANT
20-down – One may carry drink : PORTER
21-down – Article represented a patron saint : ANDREW
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.