This crossword No. 28384 clues and answers were published on Thu 04 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28384 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Drug dealer going after prison clerk : PENPUSHER
6-across – See 22 down : WILL
8-across – Darling bursting at the seams almost? How elegant! : GRACEFUL
9-across – Casual agreement to hold career back leads to destitution : PENURY
10-across – Elastic hem of bikini caught in bush? : PLIANT
11-across – Juvenile predator gets choice fish circling river : PICKEREL
12-across – Forlorn thing, replacing love with one : ABJECT
15-across – Bloody treatment and daily abuse by sibling : DIALYSIS
16-across – Fragrant as a nameless Wordsworthian poet, say : AROMATIC
19-across – Sword-shaped sateen creation : ENSATE
21-across – Artist who sounds cheerful : WHISTLER
22-across – Sporty type of male appreciative of painting etc : HEARTY
24-across – Here Labour begins true representation in America : UTERUS
25-across – Inclined to accept roentgen unit study : LEARNING
26-across – See 22 down : ROLL
27-across – Joyful orchids cultivated without state backing : RHAPSODIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Newspaper illustrations carrying risk : PERIL
2-down – ‘Quite agreeable, collecting rubbish’ : NICTATE
3-down – Large body to go comfortably round, being out of shape : UNFIT
4-down – Heap laid out, but not a place to land on : HELIPAD
5-down – A second chance for foiled contestants? : REPECHAGE
6-down – Rather bleak victory, with lame finish in Test : WINTERY
7-down – One who takes lives in central development : LARCENIST
13-down – Tennis champion off to the small Italian commune : BORGHETTO
14-down – Ground is to alter betting system : TOTALISER
17-down – Beneath mountain peak, diverging trails wind : MISTRAL
18-down – Carbon ring coil associated with a petal formation : COROLLA
20-down – Refrained from releasing a book that’s marked : STAINED
22-down – Tip waste food over press and sackings are on the cards! : HEADS
23-down – Habit of taking a lot of wine with ice-cold starters? : TUNIC
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.