This crossword No. 28218 clues and answers were published on Fri 21 Aug 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28218 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Council hit, I say : POWWOW
4-across – Light a master of sci-fi briefly recalled that seems familiar : DEJAVU
9-across – S? : HEAD
10-across – Crawl with cops inside room : SNAILSPACE
11-across – Cut I had, or wound : HAIRDO
12-across – Hot, no? : TURNEDON
13-across – Idiot picks things up — but this one won’t : CLOTHEARS
15-across – K? : COCK
16-across – See 15 : TAIL
17-across – T? : TINOPENER
21-across – G? : MIDNIGHT
22-across – Arid region: I’ve found it right in middle of South Africa : SAHARA
24-across – Author after Medusa, perhaps, tasty Italian fare : GORGONZOLA
25-across – A mousy grey : ASHY
26-across – Badly treat five hundred — and four … : TETRAD
27-across – … two more, ten in group and the others cut : SEXTET
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Triumph dropping vicar into bucket : PREVAIL
2-down – Bird’s call for service in New York? : WADER
3-down – See 23 : OFSTONE
5-down – Queen of mystery: queen wearing boot but no cap : ELLERY
6-down – P? : APPLECORE
7-down – Expose fanciful husband of Aunti Ash? : UNCLOAK
8-down – Agent right to avoid conflict, believe it or not? : FACTORFICTION
14-down – Later today, that man’s name covered up by drunk : THISNIGHT
16-down – Tear into solicitor and get high : TRIPOUT
18-down – See 9 : OFSTATE
19-down – Range of particular faculty so heartbreaking? : EARSHOT
20-down – Plan a female, perhaps, read out : AGENDA
23-down – O? : HEART
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.