This crossword No. 28325 clues and answers were published on Thu 24 Dec 2020 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28325 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Drug, one fuelling a short run : ASPIRIN
8-across – Maverick adoring Zeus or Freyr? : RAINGOD
9-across – Crime award inspiring small informal gathering : SING
10-across – Newton, for one, claims the ground : ALCHEMIST
12-across – Heading off rats, bull : HOOEY
13-across – In this, essentially head’s torment : NUTSHELL
15-across – Ultimately ungulates best, Santa employing reindeer, say? : STAG
16-across – Runner in early event not starting back : MILER
17-across – See 9 : SONG
18-across – Stay flexible also in motion : PROPOSAL
20-across – Sticky and coarse : TACKY
21-across – Drink after drink — one attempting to lift another? : SUPPORTER
22-across – See 12 down : MISS
24-across – Teller of jokes — one of which in here? : CRACKER
25-across – See 2 : MERRILY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Drink in plaudits, audience standing : ASTI
2-down – Christmas favourite, almighty drunken fight? : DINGDONG
3-down – Crime, through having bagged Yuletide threesome up : BIGAMY
4-down – Floosie put paper up to decorate spruce : MANEATER
5-down – See 2 : ONHIGH
6-down – Kick-start : BOOT
11-down – Romantic joiner confined to cell, panicking over sex : CANDLELIT
12-down – Unpredictable choice between 24 and 20 down? : HITOR
14-down – Scrawny neck, but no stuffing, put in place : LANKY
16-down – Scrooge’s Boxing Day uplifting? That’s not the right word : MISNOMER
17-down – Love collecting first of caterpillars in spring after climbing tree : SYCAMORE
19-down – Upper limit raised in money for holy office : PAPACY
20-down – Country bumpkin : TURKEY
21-down – Father Christmas, I remembered stocking? : SIRE
23-down – Only part of 6 : SOLE
This crossword has in total 30 where 15 are across and 15 are down.