This crossword No. 28071 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Mar 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28071 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Blame guy for disruption — pest! : MEALYBUG
9-across – Keeping Iron Cross under cover : ROOFED
10-across – Policy reversal — what’s afoot? : FLIP
11-across – In yet another way, describing queen the greatest example of this? : INEQUALITY
12-across – Force to cut back — cool : POLICE
14-across – Making good progress over puzzle finally — tend to be a far from lateral thinker : ONETRACK
15-across – Henry going: ‘The price is different and this might prove it’ : RECEIPT
17-across – Ancient city, or a new one adopted by charity : ANTIOCH
20-across – Detective Murphy talking — he’s in sole charge : DICTATOR
22-across – City have negligible backing? Not entirely! : GENEVA
23-across – Quack, quack! Duck walks in at the start : HOMEOPATHS
24-across – See 14 : MIND
25-across – Desire for union to accept current offer, see : LIBIDO
26-across – Shocks skinhead graffiti artists : STAGGERS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Finished digging? My congratulations! : WELLDONE
2-down – See 10 : FLOP
3-down – Over 50 in substantial English force : OBLIGE
4-down – Young lady’s cheating boyfriend finally kicked out : FRAULEIN
5-down – Old girl’s an unexpectedly key associate of 4 : DOLLARSIGN
6-down – Hello admits shocking treatment — celeb initially furious : HECTIC
8-down – Flipping sniffer dog slips lead but doesn’t give up : GOESON
13-down – Beset by trouble, one’s bordering on careless almost : INEXTREMIS
16-down – Our great leader shortly to reveal a dishonest scheme : PUTUPJOB
18-down – City which’s announced bid : COVENTRY
19-down – Bill claims Republican is irritating : GRATES
21-down – Setter rolling in money mostly keeps working — not being serious! : IRONIC
22-down – Shut up a second! B___ stopping? I hope he is : GASBAG
24-down – The last, not the first — great : MEGA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.