This crossword No. 28323 clues and answers were published on Tue 22 Dec 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28323 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dog’s coat : AFGHAN
4-across – Jokes about very strong island birds : PUFFINS
9-across – Spooner’s brown dress, it’s abandoned : GHOSTTOWN
10-across – Daughter’s keen on Beckham : DAVID
11-across – Oilfield found in London borough : BRENT
12-across – Oddly, does rhythm lead to corruption? : DECADENCE
13-across – Turing secures D-Day and independence with rubber, perhaps : ALADDIN
15-across – Felix, I request sandwiches and potion : ELIXIR
17-across – International exams recalled by head of school — still time? : STASIS
19-across – Grows old, returning to sleep with dreams on vacation : EXPANDS
22-across – Struggle to cover up torn pants every couple of weeks : fORTNIGHT
24-across – Harry loves to do what you do : SOLVE
26-across – Epic poem before AD 151? : iLIAD
27-across – ‘Confusing meaning’, admits Number 10, over current testing : EXAMINING
28-across – First lady to settle on a mountain : eVEREST
29-across – One who prays is good, good adult, right? : BEGGAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A large problem grasping second part of mathematics : ALGEBRA
2-down – Turning up, for example, about to throw ball : GLOBE
3-down – Height, not length, taking time over special views : ATTITUDES
4-down – North American wearing awfully cheap style : PANACHE
5-down – Bill starts to expect disaster after fellow disappeared : FADED
6-down – Roughly, 9 can be divided by both 5 and 0? That’s a lie! : INVENTION
7-down – Theologian, ’e’s wearing a red top? That’s unexpected : SUDDEN
8-down – Happy anniversary! : GOLDEN
14-down – Touring France, unusual relief at what might happen next? : AFTERLIFE
16-down – Unconcerned, first street gang to gain power : IMPASSIVE
18-down – Recommend way to eat posh scrambled eggs : SUGGEST
19-down – Perhaps bye-bye kiss stops tears flowing? : EXTRAS
20-down – One putting off batsmen, by Surrey opener’s accounts : SLEDGER
21-down – Position retired skater might be in : office
23-down – Poke fun, you said, pinching wide bottoms : NUDGE
25-down – Dropping introduction to brief is being dishonest : LYING
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.