This crossword No. 28239 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Sep 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28239 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – They may draw diners in and earn some cash, totally without tips : AROMAS
6-across – Less than striking action in game’s nadir : GOSLOW
9-across – Holy, as reflected by almost all doctrine : SACRED
10-across – Relating to the elements, reaching exciting conclusions once carbon’s extracted : CLIMATIC
11-across – Draw, as rule, after switching sides : LURE
12-across – Mastered an amended part of commercial vocabulary : TRADENAMES
13-across – Centres of population, as found in the rest of the across answers : INNERCITIES
18-across – Equivalent of money, including capital, that is at the upper limit of growth : TIMBERLINE
21-across – Letters regularly falling out of mailbags, unfortunately : ALAS
22-across – Starting to create family in which you are reportedly growing up : MATURING
23-across – Seabird needed by grateful mariner : FULMAR
24-across – Vocal performance in opera included by impresario sometimes : ARIOSO
25-across – Soon switched my name, such as Brendan : ANONYM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Number of characters in Romeo and Juliet older than Juliet? Just so : FOURTEEN
2-down – Outlaw said in France to be gang member : BANDIT
3-down – Part of scale that is least likely to collapse : SOLIDEST
4-down – A large group of hunters ending off a domesticated mammal : ALPACA
5-down – Cooling system in a vehicle that’s helpful for summer? : ABACUS
7-down – Apply bleach when covering it : WHITEN
8-down – Almost fight over articles about cold fatty snack : SCRATCHINGS
14-down – Rise late, perhaps — or before all the others : EARLIEST
15-down – Allowing to get licence, finally, and catch fish : ENABLING
16-down – Producer of drone group of spies used to trap villain : CICADA
17-down – It spells end of vegetation, when put on a tree : NAPALM
19-down – Virus that is pierced by old medical instrument : BOUGIE
20-down – Initially formed euphemism from guy mostly concealing name : EFFING
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.