This crossword No. 28377 clues and answers were published on Wed 24 Feb 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28377 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shady location for surfers : DARKWEB
5-across – Heretical movement beyond control after number retired : GNOSTIC
9-across – Turn, facing celebrity’s back : PIVOT
10-across – Muslim land in east joining assembly of UN at last : SULTANATE
11-across – Abridged song a source of inspiration : COMPRESSED
12-across – See 11 : AIR
14-across – Formerly arm 25% of workforce? : QUARTERSTAFF
18-across – On the verge of binding the enemy over — it’s taken long enough! : ABOUTTIMETOO
21-across – Nationals from banks of Nile roam south, full of enthusiasm : NEW
22-across – See 21 : ZEALANDERS
25-across – Damaged elastic wears thin : INTHEWARS
26-across – Italian team’s season not begun : INTER
27-across – Better in French clubs avoiding risk : ENHANCE
28-across – Proxy rule regarding unopened office : REGENCY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dramatist on vacation taking in legendary show : DEPICT
2-down – Do up bows of each vessel within slipway : REVAMP
3-down – First of items dropped by steward behind small storage containers : WATERBUTTS
4-down – Footing bill, initially lacking change : BASIS
5-down – Peruse underlying facts about primitive duck : GOLDENEYE
6-down – Old ladies switched venue for sporting event : OVAL
7-down – Delinquent, one that’s sadly dropped out : TEARAWAY
8-down – Leave fair, out of sorts : CLEAROFF
13-down – Phenomenal cockney pooch caught in a police trap : ASTOUNDING
15-down – Repeat fee European bank first set up : REITERATE
16-down – Mum queueing where traffic’s heaviest? : MAINLINE
17-down – Plague hunter possibly gets two-hour shift : DOGWATCH
19-down – Bell-ringer’s relations not converted : SEXTON
20-down – Raptor thus brought up its food : OSPREY
23-down – Nearer snatching the lead, but never a victor : LOSER
24-down – Unrewarding tip : LEAN
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.