This crossword No. 28216 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Aug 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28216 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Barista’s warning police still? : MUGSHOT
5-across – Tendentious bid may be put forward after no end of hesitation : DOUBLED
9-across – Land one, punching Hilary : BENIN
10-across – Be wildly excited putting pineapple to mouth : GOBANANAS
11-across – As naval fighter, put on a shade of blue : AQUAMARINE
12-across – Endless ring makes a measure of sound : BEL
14-across – The French please with a mixture of tulips and violas : SILVOUSPLAIT
18-across – What Midas was given, extremely sensibly hidden, so long ago : DONKEYSYEARS
21-across – Fear wife’s stuck in casualty : AWE
22-across – Solicit a few pounds for Audrey’s husband : TOUCHSTONE
25-across – Popular edition getting everything topsy-turvy : INVERSION
26-across – Penny in old money chucked back by such a fool : APRIL
27-across – Commonly, money : THREADY
28-across – As soon as clocked in at workplace, given a hearing : ONSIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Comic character who lacked a head for speaking : MRBEAN
2-down – Our crossword is a type one gets into : GENIUS
3-down – Cleverly hide man and servant : HANDMAIDEN
4-down – Milne’s one was doubly good : TIGER
5-down – Be tenured, potentially offering security : DEBENTURE
6-down – With speech, makes pots : URNS
7-down – Vikings used this pine club with a hole in it : LONGBOAT
8-down – Fail to keep up in time? Wretched! : DESOLATE
13-down – Show off injuries from high-speed transport : SPORTSCARS
15-down – Bombs huge town all round: that makes things sticky : VISCOSITY
16-down – Visionary site laid out : IDEALIST
17-down – Quick look as soon as finished : ONCEOVER
19-down – Rotter’s love, great mistake : TOERAG
20-down – Fan of one of Europe’s currencies almost pocketed each : ZEALOT
23-down – Country’s pro-Labour slogan? : CONGO
24-down – In a cell, what carries information regularly from Miranda : MRNA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.