This crossword No. 28202 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 Aug 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28202 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Misguided betrothal to wet bedfellow? : HOTWATERBOTTLE
8-across – Jumped in meadow for exercises : LEAPT
9-across – Defection by saint who gets answer in a bunch of flowers : APOSTASY
11-across – Strange Greek lemon’s a hybrid : MONGREL
12-across – Chap beginning to imbibe cocktail : MARTINI
13-across – Proper outfit to go with odd hats? : RIGHT
15-across – Volte-face occasioned by spell of dizziness linked to drinks ordered from the bar : TURNROUND
17-across – Truth and openness initially is displayed by every Irish prime minister : TAOISEACH
20-across – Complaining re Erica’s inclusion as a feminist writer : GREER
21-across – Old Frenchman to chuck out retro American vehicle : OMNIBUS
23-across – Lecturer going to a talk about new Australian food : LASAGNA
25-across – Scare cook contracted to produce snail on the menu : ESCARGOT
26-across – Recipe with stirred oats for lunch on Sunday? : ROAST
27-across – Doctor stupidly cuts organ with piles : PLASTICSURGEON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Somehow halt Mo Farah before end of modern running event : HALFMARATHON
2-down – Sequence observed in perfect rainbow : TRAIN
3-down – Complaint about Iris Murdoch’s last tart : ARTHRITIS
4-down – Finally solve Paul’s ‘Alien with an American shoulder piece’ : EPAULET
5-down – Mistake involving a flower : BLOOMER
6-down – Mongolian warrior giving thanks to sailor : TATAR
7-down – Languor shown as female setter ruined duet : LASSITUDE
10-down – Nicer information about pictures of childcare facility : KINDERGARTEN
14-down – Plant found in bog round Sellafield : GROUNDSEL
16-down – Hospital doctor’s a record holder : REGISTRAR
18-down – Spear featuring in Anglo-Saxon epic given to Icelandic leader : ASSAGAI
19-down – Breath exhaled from a lush, drunk after swallowing vermouth : HALITUS
22-down – Watering holes draw in European animals : BEARS
24-down – Serious consequence of snog at last party : GRAVE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.