This crossword No. 28770 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28770 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Reason to restrict availability of alcohol : RATIONALE
10-across – Busy pub talk is essentially quite ordinary : USUAL
11-across – Quiet one moving east carrying a signal : SALIENT
12-across – Case is plain with ivory top inlaid : PATIENT
13-across – Note skin damage — it’s huge, man! : TITAN
14-across – Initial deal that comes through personal experience : FIRSTHAND
16-across – The cool cat a poet made up is absolutely useless : CHOCOLATETEAPOT
19-across – Club rates redesigned so they are easy to understand : SCRUTABLE
21-across – I leave country hotel to find wine : SYRAH
22-across – A municipality confiscating papers causes bitterness : ACIDITY
23-across – Ulster artist holding lead is just bliss : NIRVANA
24-across – Tolerate a new wife moving right out : ABIDE
25-across – First officer who looks after himself, primarily? : NUMBERONE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The facts are these: freewheeling stars will break apart defence : BRASSTACKS
2-down – Weapon some strap to their feet : STILETTO
3-down – Get moving to improve method of seduction : COMEON
4-down – Direction provided by leaders of Europe at summit talks : EAST
5-down – It preserves well-concealed architectural feature, they say : DEEPFREEZE
6-down – It is part of nuanced way to explain foreign film : SUBTITLE
7-down – Drake rueful for holding up announcement of discovery : EUREKA
8-down – Fool horse with backwards look : CLOT
14-down – Theatrical fellow houses son in apartment : FLAMBOYANT
15-down – Girl who can cast spells? Spooner says it’s dull : DITCHWATER
17-down – One is unlikely to be successful changing our diets : OUTSIDER
18-down – Ring round after entrance to find where you can go : PORTALOO
20-down – Check on home twice : REININ
21-down – Sweet shop robbed as regulars left on time : SORBET
22-down – Act slowly and prevaricate; initially not what this demanded : ASAP
23-down – Nobody in Rome raised warning : NEMO
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.