This crossword No. 28209 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Aug 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28209 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Cola formula, almost pure drink : ALCOHOL
8-across – Spread butter, with end of knife that’s used to deliver liquid : BURETTE
9-across – See 21 down : WRAP
10-across – ‘K’ is wrestling with Pat : POTASSIUM
12-across – Announced fruit’s value : GAUGE
13-across – One’s taken by Mark, perhaps, to be a metalloid : ANTIMONY
15-across – Support needed to hold C sharp : ACID
16-across – Talk drugs, mustard and marsh, say? : GASES
17-across – See 22 : TUBE
18-across – Fancy doorbell, but not a respectable place : BORDELLO
20-across – Stage broadcast worry : PHASE
21-across – Instant cure-all, possibly composed of tiny pieces : MOLECULAR
22-across – River transport laboratory item : TEST
24-across – Sharp cousin, several times removed, biting head off fellow : INFOCUS
25-across – Titled person on revolving bar : COUNTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Band’s jacket recommendation? Not black : BLUR
2-down – Hybrid court : COMPOUND
3-down – Vehicle carrying Latin duo : COUPLE
4-down – Iris affected with bust and shoulder inflammation : BURSITIS
5-down – Sing about high priest’s balloon content? : HELIUM
6-down – Thumb stuck under a basic building block? : ATOM
11-down – It’s probably not good to eat nasty people with a utensil : TOADSTOOL
12-down – All right at start of cruise, for example, to go round the Lizard? : GECKO
14-down – Head appearing on large English coin : NOBLE
16-down – Wood to sell back disco? : GOLFCLUB
17-down – ‘To the bride’, perhaps, in German : TOASTING
19-down – Chemist and singer residing in the outskirts of Darwin : DALTON
20-down – Term for each moon day : PERIOD
21-down – Plan to acquire curling rink, including wide, controversial shoulder protection : MINK
23-down – Was a killer from Isleworth? : SLEW
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.