This crossword No. 28387 clues and answers were published on Mon 08 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28387 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Time off is sacred — I had a break : HOLIDAY
5-across – One beats by a very short distance : WHISKER
10-across – Perhaps hawk’s attempt to catch rook : BIRD
11-across – Gamely implying lawn is inferior? : REALTENNIS
12-across – Site around area in Kensington, for one : PALACE
13-across – Do only mediocre cricketers have these? : AVERAGES
14-across – Odd cardinal has funny ideas for a game : FIVEASIDE
16-across – Stupid to put toddlers on this? : POTTY
17-across – Fairies showing personalities? Not at first : ELVES
19-across – Character that directs one elsewhere : REFERENCE
23-across – Most worrying tooth decay, in a way : SCARIEST
24-across – One should not eat more quickly : FASTER
26-across – He sells at a knock-down price : AUCTIONEER
27-across – A throw of the dice rejected in centre of revolution : AXIS
28-across – Vegan at first madly ardent to be green : VERDANT
29-across – Trifling sum for strip : PEANUTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Paperwork finished without tears : ORIGAMI
3-down – Help province up country : INDIA
4-down – Stuffy serials need rewriting : AIRLESS
6-down – Assassins who spare women? : HITMEN
7-down – Give voice with opera cast in Asian city : SINGAPORE
8-down – Demanding to take dope during leave : EXIGENT
9-down – After rant, head arranged to punish humiliatingly : TARANDFEATHER
15-down – Hated former editor keeping old car : EXECRATED
18-down – In talk, entice to accept shocking treatment : LECTURE
20-down – Compel men to go through broken fence : ENFORCE
21-down – Revolutionary spray dispenser : CHEMIST
22-down – Lament hit on head, calling in doctor : BEMOAN
25-down – Take a turn round a kingdom : SPAIN
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.