This crossword No. 28250 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Sep 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28250 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Brief extract from impressive unfinished book : EPITOME
5-across – Find fault with round metal tool : NITPICK
10-across – Motif retraced around part of stringed instrument : FRET
11-across – Master’s translated letter for hands-on worker : SEAMSTRESS
12-across – Soldier carrying artist’s sign : GEMINI
13-across – Old Ottoman guide, a bore, going to a sultanate in Arabia : DRAGOMAN
14-across – Spooner’s other half meeting old king in confined space : CUBBYHOLE
16-across – Carry clubs in small container : CADDY
17-across – Overweight women given a death sentence : FATWA
19-across – Pain relief for north American with broken leg detained in the Far East : ANALGESIA
23-across – Food fit for leave-taking? : FAREWELL
24-across – Soup recipe secured by painter : BORSCH
26-across – TT : ONTHEWAGON
27-across – Infant born before sailor gets by in the end : BABY
28-across – Condition endlessly applied to limits of the law : STATUTE
29-across – Shingle broken up for old printing type : ENGLISH
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Newcomer’s music upset audience finally leaving concert hall, say : PARVENU
3-down – Source of thread in suit woven for someone from central Africa? : TUTSI
4-down – Champion footballer visiting a hospital : MESSIAH
6-down – Points in short typeface set up ready for use : INSTAL
7-down – Puncture found after rope breaks : PERFORATE
8-down – Eccentric person eating only skimmed milk-based sauce : CUSTARD
9-down – Sly dog dangled bananas for insect : DADDYLONGLEGS
15-down – Cricketer initially happy about the headgear : BOWLERHAT
18-down – Touching stove isn’t funny! : AGAINST
20-down – Country where bell sounds rise before long : LEBANON
21-down – Popular copper to transport unwelcome nocturnal visitor : INCUBUS
22-down – Dump serving as nest for tiny bird ascending : PEEWIT
25-down – Insurgent put base of bomb in rock : REBEL
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.