This crossword No. 28269 clues and answers were published on Tue 20 Oct 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28269 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Regular join should include one? : SOLDIER
8-across – ‘Rotting food swindle’ admits épicier, finally, in the middle of Paris : CARRION
9-across – Advantage of wife leaving club : EDGE
10-across – Legendary ruler giving away universal ring case for scarab, say : ARTHROPOD
12-across – Como is too wet in the middle! : MOIST
13-across – Conflict causes female to lose stone at first, getting lighter : MISMATCH
15-across – They have nothing to do with Eric introducing elements of a deal? : IDLE
16-across – Ex-PM, having been given a roasting? : BROWN
17-across – See 24 : WORD
18-across – Free entry of one into Grexit arrangement has advantage, initially : EXGRATIA
20-across – See 15 : HANDS
21-across – No builder’s storeyed construction should be by river : DESTROYER
22-across – See 6 : FORD
24-across – A consummate example — end of argument! : THELAST
25-across – No good entering antelope country : ENGLAND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Suitable travel make-up : GOOD
2-down – Publicity she wrongly associated with Brummie’s sticker : ADHESIVE
3-down – ‘Ratio of a right angle bearing’ — jargon! : SECANT
4-down – Tabloid turned up with: ‘Ron is terribly camp’ : GARRISON
5-down – ‘King George’, a soft old man’s tipple : GRAPPA
6-down – English writer makes US president : FORD
11-down – Fleeting romp turned into weeping : TEMPORARY
12-down – See 6 : MADOX
14-down – Large asteroid sequence broadcast : CERES
16-down – Support : BUTTRESS
17-down – You wouldn’t expect this bend on trip : WINDFALL
19-down – Dwelling briefly on final answer : RESULT
20-down – Worn inside the woman’s waders : HERONS
21-down – Writer’s pulse : DAHL
23-down – Peel, elected after resistance, died : RIND
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.