This crossword No. 28118 clues and answers were published on Mon 27 Apr 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28118 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Meet South African model returning before start of fashion year : SATISFY
5-across – Try getting place in athletic 23 : SHOTPUT
9-across – Join university side, leaving in the morning : UNITE
10-across – Charm hostage over a time : CAPTIVATE
11-across – Party has a politician that’s informative : REVELATORY
12-across – Heat black fossil fuel : BOIL
14-across – Remaining excellent : OUTSTANDING
18-across – Firework in love story about foreign land : ROMANCANDLE
21-across – Works a treat, reversing to include charge : TASK
22-across – No pay rise, as few agree arrangement before final letter to Europe : WAGEFREEZE
25-across – Feature sensible dinner service : CHINAWARE
26-across – Old first to be present : EXIST
27-across – Left top off groups of bananas as meals : LUNCHES
28-across – Nominal time in strange ritual : TITULAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – True Conservative shape : SQUARE
2-down – Pinch article about one empty vehicle : THIEVE
3-down – Entranced by time before spring : SPELLBOUND
4-down – Leaders of yesteryear approach captain helming tourist vessel : YACHT
5-down – Curtains put up across mantle regularly pulled apart : SEPARATED
6-down – Notice of death from mosquito bite : OBIT
7-down – Non-physical complaint head of medicine dismissed wrongly : PLATONIC
8-down – Old record those people keep for study of religion : THEOLOGY
13-down – Tender name broadcast as expression of love : ENDEARMENT
15-down – Hooligans drop onto a path leading south : TEARAWAYS
16-down – Crazy mount rearing following quiet procedure : PROTOCOL
17-down – Love calling for exclusion : OMISSION
19-down – Den raised after a bit of excitement in the air : AERIAL
20-down – Fool rejects shuffling with no clubs : JESTER
23-down – English opening race perhaps : EVENT
24-down – Clean with volcanic dust : WASH
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.