This crossword No. 28017 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 Dec 2019 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28017 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Money is better — land contracts : CAPITAL
5-across – Deviate from act in motion : TURNOFF
9-across – Carpet Power’s removed mark : CARET
10-across – Act on stage : REPRESENT
11-across – Naughty individual goes in after energy is discharged : EXONERATED
12-across – Worried about novice and others : ETAL
14-across – Assertions from Aldi: ‘Tesco ran badly’ : DECLARATIONS
18-across – See 25 : BROADCASTING
21-across – Vehicle needing day to book : CARD
22-across – Cook steak dinner primarily? Win, having lost weight with it? : ATKINSDIET
25-across – TV work to state Clare Balding is racing : SATELLITE
26-across – Suffer through short treatment : INCUR
27-across – Matter for reflection: sit and think : SUPPOSE
28-across – I’m laughing with Tales For Suckers : LOLLIES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dog with stick up on deserted Exmoor : COCKER
2-down – Kitty eating a bishop’s bird : PARROT
3-down – Backing up computer work, restoring deleted spreadsheet, initially for owners’ documents : TITLEDEEDS
4-down – Can run inside to get American grub : LARVA
5-down – Doctor protects drug, making injection for certain people only : TOPSECRET
6-down – Smell bottom of toddler — it’s alarming! : REEK
7-down – Went round green filling in two holes in order : OVERTOOK
8-down – Rich celebrity who believes in destiny : FATALIST
13-down – Gets up on time, not good getting rest : STANDSTILL
15-down – American, however, is extremely thick : LEASTWISE
16-down – They reckon a bad copper enters section : ABACUSES
17-down – Place for knocking shop at the back: make love with rest when light goes on : DOORSTEP
19-down – Fruity thing with desire to get laid regularly outside : LITCHI
20-down – Upset sergeant major goes off and attacks : STORMS
23-down – Standard paper to deliver : IDEAL
24-down – Further part for choral society : ALSO
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.