This crossword No. 28244 clues and answers were published on Mon 21 Sep 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28244 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Live to become father : BEGET
4-across – Nags husband foully, we hear : HENPECKS
8-across – Completely fail to take the Underground, son? : GODOWNTHETUBES
10-across – Pollutant in a Jersey ditch? : ACIDRAIN
11-across – Encouragement to start releases : LETSGO
12-across – Shin keeps itching in fleece : SHEEPSKIN
15-across – One bald unexpected remark : ADLIB
17-across – Spread over Spain : PASTE
18-across – Take an age to score a single : TWENTYONE
19-across – Popular artist’s cover announced : RAPPER
21-across – A small cat, not one from an Indian state : ASSAMESE
24-across – Promenade in accordance with law : CONSTITUTIONAL
25-across – Wanders listlessly, very keen for space travel : MOONSHOT
26-across – Such surgery scares a lot — not all coming back : LASER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Prose garbage, rewritten for the stage? : BEGGARSOPERA
2-down – So singled out for piety : GODLINESS
3-down – London tourist attraction, one exerting a pull : TOWER
4-down – Bash gate as one way to get out : HITWICKET
5-down – Carol and boyfriend? : NOEL
6-down – Old taxi worker in high spirits : EXUBERANT
7-down – 3s, for which one has permanent possession : KEEPS
9-down – Cheat who hands out too many cards? : DOUBLEDEALER
13-down – Time for a friendly game of football : PRESEASON
14-down – Muse tends to confuse — it’s inevitable : NEEDSMUST
16-down – Details not finalised, so one’s led into error : LOOSEENDS
20-down – Sort of finish picture : PHOTO
22-down – Poor Lear, interrupted by one from another play : ARIEL
23-down – Sound sad, vision being cut short : SIGH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.