This crossword No. 28070 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Mar 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28070 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One’s embarrassed to involve woman in smear : BLUSHER
5-across – Eccentric involved in defending battleships : DINGBAT
9-across – Verification is essential to clause ceding title : AUDIT
10-across – Abandoned area separating two sets of players : CASTASIDE
11-across – Red hot tape turned out to be highly informative porn! : DEEPTHROAT
12-across – City that can be stimulating after six : AGRA
14-across – Worry about being disturbed as taxi lets gent in : EXISTENTIAL
18-across – Stone passage reportedly found in Europe : EMERALDISLE
21-across – Nettle or grass? : NARK
22-across – Record film music first : SCORESHEET
25-across – Baseball player’s casual clothing combination : SHORTSTOP
26-across – See 14 : ANGST
27-across – Against the rules to have one buried in the neighbourhood : NOTFAIR
28-across – Close and terribly hot around where we live : ONEARTH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Strong drink makes bishop up for it : BRANDY
2-down – Abandoned by commandos, comes back to life perhaps : UNDIES
3-down – Goes drinking and nearly scores : HITSTHEBAR
4-down – Remove dry pieces from red curry — they can repeat : RECUR
5-down – French philosopher who thought SS created mayhem : DESCARTES
6-down – Animal conservationist starting national organisation against hunting … : NOAH
7-down – … introduces British group with pride, perhaps : BRINGSIN
8-down – Weird one tucked into end bits found on little piggies? : TOENAILS
13-down – Unwilling republican intervenes between countries : INTERSTATE
15-down – It shows popular autocrat taking first time off : INDICATOR
16-down – Poet composed sonnet about New York : TENNYSON
17-down – In the end, brings together seat majority : REARMOST
19-down – Voltaire, ridiculing error, gutted church official : VERGER
20-down – It helps to heal and keeps you from running : STITCH
23-down – Criticism of missing copy : REPRO
24-down – It blows up in Estonia occasionally : ETNA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.