This crossword No. 28962 clues and answers were published on Mon 09 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28962 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Some olives are wasted : STONED
4-across – Had a laugh when jilted around the third of July : CHUCKLED
9-across – ‘Grow up pal’, she said, ‘you are in’ : MATURE
10-across – Hot Romeo spotted in local : TROPICAL
11-across – From bad to worse in terms of eating and heating? : OUTOFTHEFRYING
13-across – Innocent king follows ethnic diversity : INTHECLEAR
14-across – Young Simpson nudging along a spoilt child : BRAT
16-across – Appealing and periodically acquitted : CUTE
18-across – Was uncertain about old elastic pants : OSCILLATED
21-across – See 11 : PANINTOTHEFIRE
23-across – Brief account round home : BULLETIN
24-across – Legitimate appalling successor to Elizabeth the second : LAWFUL
25-across – Simple job to enquire after Yeats edition : EASYTASK
26-across – African-American mostly pursuing knowledge : KENYAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Total love for wrestling : SUMO
2-down – Turns to organisation without seeing the evidence : ONTRUST
3-down – Aristocrat with gongs and rings here : EARLOBES
5-down – Animal, vegetable, plant : HORSERADISH
6-down – Larks in bushes : CAPERS
7-down – Happier when Starmer after change of heart supports leaders of leftist unitary councils : LUCKIER
8-down – Ray indeed is happy : DELIGHTED
12-down – Conservatives delay demoting leader to begin with — they’re unbelievable! : TALLSTORIES
13-down – Powerless South American island quietly coming up : INCAPABLE
15-down – Two thirds of models fall hopelessly for past lover : OLDFLAME
17-down – One leaves mangled genitals in knots : TANGLES
19-down – Tight old solver’s admitting disagreement : THRIFTY
20-down – Convince strangers to welcome brotherly love? : INCEST
22-down – Family of Cyril Allen gutted : CLAN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.