This crossword No. 28580 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28580 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Complained of exercise in this square? : GRIPED
5-across – Thought fun is late starting : MUSING
8-across – Criticises financial centre; forgets what to say about it : DECRIES
9-across – Makes off, seeing current end-of-year measures? : DECAMPS
11-across – Unwelcome gift made undrinkable coffee, hated from the start by girl : POISONEDCHALICE
12-across – Hastened to adopt disguise for auditors : HIED
13-across – Toff in uniform was in the army secretly : UNOBSERVED
17-across – Farmer being punched by small gang : HUSBANDMAN
18-across – Parasite’s brief panic about pound : FLEA
20-across – Translating English literature, pens second half of proverb : REPENTATLEISURE
23-across – Man alone before child : EREMITE
24-across – A feeble prosecutor, so walk : ALAMEDA
25-across – In safe space, nothing is to tease : HAVEON
26-across – Summer weather coming in, button up dress : SHEATH
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Chairs about entrance to cabins on ships : RECLINERS
3-down – It may have wings, but absolutely not power to rise : PRISON
4-down – Observed screen did go haywire : DISCERNED
5-down – Red Dwarf is beneath me : MEDOC
6-down – Philosopher’s very cheap cars : SOCRATES
7-down – New measure of computer storage filling two clouds : NIMBI
8-down – Skilled with scalping, hotel make one pay a bomb : DEPTHCHARGE
10-down – Visiting sister, went and arrived with a progress check : SPEEDCAMERA
14-down – Manifest expectancy in stands ringing large field : BEALLEARS
15-down – Rodent not lacking stomach eating a sort of light pastry : VOLAUVENT
16-down – A thousand queuing to catch a fast train here? : MAINLINE
19-down – Irrational to criticise thief : PIRATE
21-down – Mondrian’s first to abrogate a religious genre : PIETA
22-down – A little late, intentionally avoided any restaurant : ATEIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.