This crossword No. 28435 clues and answers were published on Mon 03 May 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28435 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – It is customary to cook a halibut : HABITUAL
9-across – British soldiers capturing East German city : BREMEN
10-across – Disastrous direction to go : WEST
11-across – Language of Castro bore translating : SERBOCROAT
12-across – The next reign after Louis XVI? : TERROR
14-across – A very long time to make a ring : ETERNITY
15-across – Turned to church as an authority : SOURCE
17-across – In a week or so city goes to ruin : DECAYS
20-across – In serious outbreak criticise bungling medic : PANDEMIC
22-across – After good notice obtain appliance : GADGET
23-across – Showing acute intelligence after a strop? : RAZORSHARP
24-across – Weapon that somehow combines power and lots of energy : EPEE
25-across – Open to bribery, one is held pardonable : VENIAL
26-across – A funny reaction in gales, perhaps : LAUGHTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Slack? If not interested, you couldn’t ___ : CARELESS
2-down – Failed to hear the weather : MIST
3-down – What’s this on my screen, I hear one swearing : CURSOR
4-down – Old boy has a couple of teeth to eat fish that’s out of date : OBSOLETE
5-down – Nigeria had ordered a sound investment : HEARINGAID
6-down – Extremely rude over a meal : REPAST
8-down – Fat monarch makes room for food : LARDER
13-down – Where the merry men gathered for a letter? : ROUNDROBIN
16-down – I lose mac, awkward thing to wear : CAMISOLE
18-down – Pinned into wrong desk? Used to be : SKEWERED
19-down – Write badly with small stroke : SCRAWL
21-down – Very surprised these days to go round part of Hampton Court gardens : AMAZED
22-down – Turning up in drinking vessel, notice mineral : GYPSUM
24-down – Send back some stale chocolates : ECHO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.