This crossword No. 28617 clues and answers were published on Wed 01 Dec 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28617 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hurry to join mums in the club : MASHIE
4-across – Snack — you’ve nibbled one when entertaining Hamish? : BISCOTTI
9-across – American soldiers first to enter the lists : MENUS
10-across – Danish ace reorganised estates : HACIENDAS
11-across – It’s obvious what cricketers don’t want — to risk injury in nets? : OVERTRAIN
12-across – News stories of two couples? : ITEMS
13-across – Tiger Moth has to fly last bit of the journey : HOMESTRAIGHT
17-across – Smear son — isn’t one person without any faults apparently : PLASTERSAINT
20-across – A poor actor with nothing wandering around beach : OMAHA
21-across – Logically decide what could produce a snore : REASONOUT
23-across – Beautiful old lover, who in Paris is given designated place : EXQUISITE
24-across – Eats possibly, as some in France outside home : DINES
25-across – Tiny tree developing — it never stops : ETERNITY
26-across – Sets of opinions society rejected, socialist getting squashed : CREDOS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A thousand winged creatures seen around in the morning — they are huge : MAMMOTHS
2-down – Signs of hope with reformed businessman abandoning sin : SUNBEAMS
3-down – Picture opportunity for children to have a day off school : INSET
5-down – Belonging to Tory team, class thinking of no one else : INCONSIDERATE
6-down – Treasures former PM’s wife’s keeping shut up : CHERISHES
7-down – Asian performance said to be put in order? : TIDIED
8-down – Take a firm line with trendy little girl — end of argument : INSIST
10-down – Safety device earthed badly — struggle to get into it : HEADRESTRAINT
14-down – Leaping as non-U greeting : SALTATION
15-down – Abandoned drunk is being given shelter : DISOWNED
16-down – Pro-centralising politicians — figures not in charge : STATISTS
18-down – You may follow top cleric, a comic fellow : POPEYE
19-down – What sounds like protective layer in ship : BARQUE
22-down – Lowly soldiers embarrassed about rank : ORDER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.