This crossword No. 28343 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Jan 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28343 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Order, say, two lots of aluminium with cheap bit thrown in : ALPHABETICAL
8-across – Carried by sea westwards, third of team’s missing coats : ENROBES
9-across – Abandoned South American stopped ringing : DISUSED
11-across – Trendy soldier’s over visiting, notes swinger outside bar : INNSIGN
12-across – When swimming, plaice swallow gallons of ocean : PELAGIC
13-across – Work hard to acquire some essentially sexy allure : OOMPH
14-across – Queen once has European hat back to front in part of UK : NEFERTITI
16-across – Storyteller regularly read books in heart of Paris : RACONTEUR
19-across – Children hand in tin : SPAWN
21-across – Our neighbour’s front replaced with first of painted struts : PRANCES
23-across – A short distance divides Greek and Arab school : GRAMMAR
24-across – Distance covered reversing, say, a cart : YARDAGE
25-across – Pen round old popular invention : COINAGE
26-across – Cynic with dope and ale disrupted source of dope : ENCYCLOPEDIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A chum married Nimby, for one : ACRONYM
2-down – Issue one pound raised in merchandise : PUBLISH
3-down – Dimwit previously stole ‘A New Feature of Poetry’ : ASSONANCE
4-down – Turn out to be the last to join in eastern party : ENDUP
5-down – Remote city in ruins rebuilt : INSULAR
6-down – African leader is circling a long time, twirling his weapon : ASSEGAI
7-down – English team in large firm chart last of May and Johnson’s work : LEXICOGRAPHY
10-down – Some stars support speech, the result of 7 : DICTIONARIES
15-down – American wears fake top and army headgear : FORAGECAP
17-down – Series covering last British king’s mortification : CHAGRIN
18-down – Workers collect delicious drink from this battered crate in city : NECTARY
19-down – Flier, black one, blocks main road : SEABIRD
20-down – Motorists in Malta spoiled former capital : ALMAATA
22-down – Period working out in southern lakes : SPELL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.