This crossword No. 28656 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Jan 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28656 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tomb’s terrible curse: help! : SEPULCHRE
6-across – Drop small piece of sugar : SLUMP
9-across – Have breakfast, as all the king’s horses and men did : GOTOWORKONANEGG
10-across – One day, start to eat and fill up : SATE
11-across – Jargon in capital university describing, say, beer : LEGALESE
14-across – Marvellous month ending with a starry event : SUPERNOVA
15-across – Prophet almost died, drenched in water : HOSED
16-across – Dismissing one set of Nazis, control group of law enforcers : POSSE
18-across – Badly alarmed by North Dakota, an unreal place : DREAMLAND
20-across – Exhaust me, returning to America retired : EMERITUS
21-across – Spades sever rabbit’s tail : SCUT
25-across – One’s mad to have these protected creatures in church : BATSINTHEBELFRY
26-across – Discharge ambassador, who’s in drink : RHEUM
27-across – Lose voter? Terrible for president : ROOSEVELT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sounds exasperated by announced dimensions : SIGHS
2-down – Worst and best refuelling place : PITSTOP
3-down – In the light, wife is off colour : LEWD
4-down – Arthur tries to conceal injury : HURT
5-down – Old partner one scolded is free of blame : EXONERATED
6-down – Hot seat may shatter the unadventurous : STAYATHOME
7-down – Waste of time, what you may do to protect the environment? : USELESS
8-down – Wilful greedy guts was in charge : PIGHEADED
12-down – Committee said umpire is wrong : PRAESIDIUM
13-down – Would, say, ship provide a job for Ali Baba? : WOODCUTTER
14-down – Peter’s excited to receive an honour at start of school year : SEPTEMBER
17-down – Ghost is a little suspect, really : SPECTRE
19-down – Trouble for each major enemy : ARCHFOE
22-down – Go to join street meeting : TRYST
23-down – Looking embarrassed by love? Have another go : REDO
24-down – Hours before present : HERE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.