This crossword No. 28735 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28735 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Ground flour? Of course, no longer sure — it’s faded : OFFCOLOUR
10-across – In the Mirror, comic Brand plugs impression of wine : RIOJA
11-across – Sailor steals one advanced piece of jewellery : TIARA
12-across – How to maintain an accurate tally of fortified towers? : KEEPCOUNT
13-across – Brexit negotiator swaps note with Republican fence : BARRIER
14-across – Elves are beautiful in elegant stripy tops : FAIRIES
17-across – Material carried by wobbly crate : LYCRA
19-across – Time for an old political journalist : DAY
20-across – Lord installs square safe : PETER
21-across – More flexible to take Latin during meal : SUPPLER
22-across – Penny’s annoyed by design originally being copied without permission : PIRATED
24-across – Bishop walking and picking fruit : BRAMBLING
26-across – National enters 25 countries : LANDS
28-across – Woman returns recent delivery with contents missing : WENDY
29-across – Queen always follows a half of stout with tablet : GUINEVERE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Missed final? Nothing replaces Arsenal’s crown : LOST
2-down – Business relationship : AFFAIR
3-down – As a finish to hatter’s ambition? : TOCAPITALL
4-down – King breaks nose, shirtless, of rugby player : HOOKER
5-down – Novelist drops back knowing one’s a pest : GREENFLY
6-down – Short reptile in half of China : CROC
7-down – Welsh football manager once hugged by Kitty as ‘a man of the people’ : POPULIST
8-down – Long to decorate? Not I! : PANT
13-down – Whisky calls? : BELLS
15-down – Simultaneously elected soldier and three students taking English : INPARALLEL
16-down – A bit of her novel is set within Scotland’s borders : SHRED
18-down – Pisa can’t be rebuilt by leaders : CAPTAINS
19-down – Discontented Japanese leave teas, wanting Eastern favourites : DARLINGS
22-down – Soldiers go back-to-back during exercise, 1 out of 10? : PIGGIE
23-down – Naughty child can regularly keep reading : TINKER
24-down – Blackbird’s dish? : BOWL
25-down – Young people cry when lifted up over your head : BOYS
27-down – Walk dogs, perhaps in retirement : STEP
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.