This crossword No. 28036 clues and answers were published on Wed 22 Jan 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28036 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Big money, cigars … not one involved in this : BRITAINS
5-across – Peace and love? Left first to cut through pretence : SHALOM
9-across – See 22 : CONTRACT
10-across – Wife’s getting frisky with actor on Peaky — not a good one : ANASTY
12-across – Herbert’s story entertains a majority of regulators : THERMOSTATS
15-across – Exercise in order for man? : BIPED
17-across – Queen stage musical review — initially it’s repetitious : ITERATIVE
18-across – Bird : CORMORANT
19-across – Tame! Newcastle after setback having big clear-out : ENEMA
20-across – See 10 : PIECEOFWORK
24-across – Selfish being last to come and first to leave : EGOIST
25-across – Press release about bishop — it’s explosive : TIMEBOMB
26-across – Maneater makes advance prince rejected? : OGRESS
27-across – Developed at last the battery’s storage capacity : TERABYTE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Books turned up in seconds, one after the other : BACKTOBACK
2-down – Hosts banquets, taking quick look round inside — Duke’s not there! : INNKEEPERS
3-down – Free bar — I’m full to capacity : ABRIM
4-down – Required to stop poverty, no end to sick state’s failing : NECESSITATED
6-down – Greeting Henry with hot drink outside : HANDSHAKE
7-down – Remain in Mulholland Drive? : LAST
8-down – Jennifer finally leaving as Johnson was dressing : MAYO
11-down – Guardian’s German writer taking one in : PARENTHESISE
13-down – See 1 across : GIGECONOMY
14-down – Strange about a king turning into stone : REMARKABLE
16-down – Poor shot selection at start splits Mark’s supporters in opening frame : DOORPOSTS
21-down – She has nothing over Ruby : FREDA
22-down – Variable working horror — cue to act over numbers initially on it? : ZERO
23-down – See 22 : HOUR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.