This crossword No. 28402 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28402 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Home Office branch last to refurbish fully : INDEPTH
5-across – Tenor tackling new work gets support in studio : MONOPOD
9-across – Et tu Brute? How wrong I was! : FAMOUSLASTWORDS
10-across – Instrument could indicate hail, given another tap : CELLO
11-across – Bidding hard to relieve pressure in shipping abroad : EXHORTING
12-across – Old fogey rejected dessert and paid : SQUAREDUP
14-across – Piece of metal used for part of joint : TALUS
15-across – Base time indicated : MEANT
16-across – Bird seed with smoother coating : SANDPIPER
18-across – Was single potty adequate receptacle for drinker? : WINEGLASS
21-across – Lines adopted by party harden : DRYUP
22-across – Little-used ruling leading to beneficial qualification : INGOODCONDITION
23-across – Husband picked up reference book lacking top cover : HATLESS
24-across – Got into line, prepared for a roasting : DRESSED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Distinct details about superpower : INFOCUS
2-down – British artist sculpted duke with alarming hat : DAMELAURAKNIGHT
3-down – Wealthy leader’s funny dog caught traitor : PLUTOCRAT
4-down – Concert venue first to exclude northern orchestra : HALLE
5-down – Aberrant, erratic emphasis placed on noun : MISSHAPEN
6-down – Updated drainage system, reversing initial direction : NEWER
7-down – Science feature on ancient medicine filling empty pages : PARTICLEPHYSICS
8-down – Seemingly removes autograph from drawings : DESIGNS
13-down – Lengths first spanned by balls : DISTANCES
14-down – Depart suspiciously with Nutmeg’s media player : TAPEDRIVE
15-down – Maudlin knight hampered by desire to follow mum : MAWKISH
17-down – Brooded quietly at home, cutting grass : REPINED
19-down – Ball game void without pitch : GLOBE
20-down – Diocesan council, say, ignoring a show of consent : SYNOD
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.