This crossword No. 28912 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28912 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Get into funk? There’s jive that’s playing : HAVETHEJITTERS
8-across – Element of Rastafarianism back in African capital : NAIRA
9-across – Visit judge, ever the foppish fellow : POPINJAY
11-across – Fizzy tangy energy drinks unknown for long-distance runner : YANGTZE
12-across – Staff fix round for Spaniard who worked in bars : RODRIGO
13-across – Edible mollusc men found by sea abroad : ORMER
15-across – Queen Victoria maybe is first in shop : STATIONER
17-across – Opera with a lot of musical backing using standards : NORMATIVE
20-across – Place for Fielding novel’s opening — love dark twists : MIDON
21-across – Asian dietary staple: jam sandwiches to start with : NOODLES
23-across – Prompt about catching one on dope, aiming for a better race? : EUGENIC
25-across – Fare from Mexico is wrong — I’m going to America : TORTILLA
26-across – What walkers do better stripped off : AMBLE
27-across – Lord has to welcome London Transport’s founder : GODOWNTHETUBES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Figure in clothing for hockey showing cheek in post-match activity : HONEYMOONING
2-down – Very wrong to drink drop of Glenfiddich, a couple of fingers : VSIGN
3-down – Display extravagant pictures around Roman establishment? : TRATTORIA
4-down – Wow, one’s usurped by English ruler … : EMPRESS
5-down – … whose domains are mostly measured in yards? : IMPERIA
6-down – Addressing Kelly with firmness : TONED
7-down – Soldiers leading manoeuvres given another order : REALIGNED
10-down – Rappers cross about critics : DOORKNOCKERS
14-down – Traveller’s car crashed into second car : MARCOPOLO
16-down – Muslim leader, not a current president, one unfairly scapegoated by tabloids? : IMMIGRANT
18-down – Almost slight case of indigestion? This affects metabolism : INSULIN
19-down – Picaroon picked up cat hair : EYELASH
22-down – Races through the smallest room in house : LOTTO
24-down – Dives from a board, initially cracking head : NABOB
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.