This crossword No. 28254 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Oct 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28254 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Man of God supposedly leaving — settle on replacement : TELEVANGELIST
10-across – Senseless getting Serco, you said — maybe give someone else the job : OUTSOURCE
11-across – Star name following a particular diet : VEGAN
12-across – Let’s wish leader gone : LEASE
13-across – PM accepts a sign something’s wrong following b___ difficult woman : BATTLEAXE
14-across – Trump’s around providing a little bit of ‘culture’? I kept trying to calm down : PACIFIC
16-across – During lecture deliberately overlook deception : SLEIGHT
18-across – Army personnel backing Queen stand around : REDANTS
20-across – Issue 100 in book for adult students? : OUTCOME
21-across – Dry wit rarely Oscar’s way? I shouldn’t say this : DIRTYWORD
23-across – Submit — it’s Vlad! : PUTIN
24-across – What makes music fresh — it’s live, mostly : SITAR
25-across – Sure can — fellow returned piano to top of house : FOOLPROOF
26-across – Might relish habitually doing this to impress? : POWERDRESSING
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Bowled over to England openers last month — new technique picked up : ENTRANCED
3-down – Degrade what a Norseman did in speech? : ERODE
4-down – Writer propping up bar as a kind of exercise : AEROBIC
5-down – Reach hotel passing through South’s traditionally impoverished areas : GHETTOS
6-down – Footballer previously not inclined to give maximum effort : LEVELBEST
7-down – Letter writer occupied by government flip-flopping : SIGMA
8-down – Dodgy polaroids safe? Happiness short-lived : FOOLSPARADISE
9-down – Neither funked playing different role in theatre : UNDERTHEKNIFE
15-down – Emotionally detached, as football stadiums this year, completely empty inside : FANCYFREE
17-down – Good landlord won’t rent — place now empty : GHOSTTOWN
19-down – Pampered, wanting nightcap initially sent up : SPOOFED
20-down – Look up info about King — you’ll easily get cash for it : OLDROPE
22-down – One going through most of shop’s correspondence : RATIO
23-down – Immature creatures are protected by others : PUPAS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.