This crossword No. 28131 clues and answers were published on Tue 12 May 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28131 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Depressed? Do cocaine before farewell : CONCAVE
5-across – Grows into suits : BECOMES
9-across – Person covering ground, state policeman initially going in front : PAVER
10-across – One could go off with detective working around schedule : DETONATOR
11-across – Can churchman approach sin? Characters inside clink set free : PRISONCHAPLAIN
13-across – Casually sleep with English scruff : NAPE
14-across – Peril not unusual for crime fighters : INTERPOL
17-across – Former lover with big bosom, essentially models : EXAMPLES
18-across – Like No Time to Die : PEER
21-across – Icon Columbo’s back with cigar: mill around like his character? : CRIMINOLOGICAL
23-across – Foe messed with lieutenant’s head, TV ace making U-turn : VOLTEFACE
24-across – Defence of Italy twice cut ball out : ALIBI
25-across – Turns down rubbish song’s intro : REFUSES
26-across – See 2 : THEDEAD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Catches case of Columbo with ‘one more thing’ : COPS
2-down – Show respect for late ‘disheveled’ Peter Falk on a broadcast : NEVERSPEAKILLOF
3-down – Do search in the centre with others : ARREST
4-down – Conclusion, say, to cover news about investigator : ENDING
5-down – Being spiteful is beginning to be irritating : BITCHING
6-down – Covers preserve work that is special : CANOPIES
7-down – Drug satisfied husband in the morning, dear, keeping hard with a source of supply : METHAMPHETAMINE
8-down – They murder visitors around lake : STRANGLERS
12-down – Subordinate to screen detective might work like this? : UNDERCOVER
15-down – They join police with round going off: run in two seconds : SPLICERS
16-down – Recover arm: solve murders : REMOVALS
19-down – Plain or flash coat for detective on street? : MODEST
20-down – Detective with charge that’s appropriate : PIRATE
22-down – Watch out for intellect : MIND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.