This crossword No. 28287 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 Nov 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28287 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – In autumn, we’re suffering for so long! : FAREWELL
9-across – Dire peril : DANGER
10-across – Former role here in Paris starts on picket line, extremely shaken, drunk or stoned : PAST
11-across – See 10 : PARTICIPLE
12-across – Throw back then throw forward, becoming combative : BOLSHY
14-across – Brought out from the East: one in ten catching it : ELICITED
15-across – Sausage served by the Spanish in a fancy hotel : SAVELOY
17-across – They say you ultimately finish in incontinence pad, being miserable : UNHAPPY
20-across – Key point about sci-fi is not to start getting cross : CRUCIFIX
22-across – Greek having drunk nectar goes into mysterious trance : CRETAN
23-across – Gushing in 5 about nice top footwear : WELLINGTON
24-across – See 23 : BOOT
25-across – Couple’s seeking to provide accommodation for tenant : LESSEE
26-across – Name the early Muslim leaders interrupting Christian child out of familiarity : CONTEMPT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Womaniser, as no other, is into sparkling wine : CASANOVA
2-down – Gobsmacked when port’s said to be lacking fruit : LEFT
3-down – Yelped, getting wound up and most indignant : DEEPLY
4-down – Frightened by gangster with gun : ALARMED
5-down – Extra problem with drugs, when losing heart : ADDITION
6-down – Bully gets personal after I’d left : INTIMIDATE
7-down – 23 24 across in a good way, that is : WELLIE
13-down – See 2 : SPEECHLESS
16-down – See 3 : OFFENDED
18-down – Really thick to make poor start on simple acquisition of academic publisher : PEASOUPY
19-down – Essentially queasy about toxic compound and strange objects : EXOTICA
21-down – Referee nearly dislocated joint : REEFER
22-down – Stick around at home for the dog : CANINE
24-down – Second charge raised, causing complaint : BEEF
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.