This crossword No. 28462 clues and answers were published on Thu 03 Jun 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28462 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Serious measure — key workers are in the dark on this : GRAVEYARDSHIFT
8-across – Needle one fishes out of lake : ANGER
9-across – Blair cracking tedious, off-colour jokes, say : RIBALDRY
11-across – Dirty shirt, short and tight : TARNISH
12-across – After firm kiss, groom’s dandy : COXCOMB
13-across – Sweet stuff husband’s culled from Chinese text : ICING
15-across – Time to study utilitarianism, but it’s a grind : TREADMILL
17-across – Touring India freely, Bill’s worried about a drive : LIBIDINAL
20-across – Said what diner did, a curvy figure : EIGHT
21-across – Hip backing band in Japan? I’m not sure this is metal : NIOBIUM
23-across – It helps to recall troops, having gathered round outside : MEMENTO
25-across – Maybe Joaquin’s steps following hobbling soldier : FLAMENCO
26-across – Arab statesman soon to make a comeback : OMANI
27-across – Tory in party pamphlet shows what binds us all : SOCIALCONTRACT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – What David achieved with good fortune protecting one colonist : GIANTKILLING
2-down – Gold plate shows this, turning up tool : AUGER
3-down – Agreed working to fix rug was a bugger! : EARWIGGED
4-down – Miss America is alluring, Republican’s admitted : AIRSHOT
5-down – Conservative perhaps lying over the European disaster : DEBACLE
6-down – We hear this guy runs his tongue over part of ear : HELIX
7-down – Making grooves in material, using blades : FURROWING
10-down – Scrapper’s initial boost when wrestling : ABOLITIONIST
14-down – Setter’s run in mire and grease, flipping mess! : IMBROGLIO
16-down – Hunk of stewed boar meat with date on top : DREAMBOAT
18-down – Very small number — very little, minus one million : NOMINAL
19-down – African runner’s go in flash car : LIMPOPO
22-down – Roman pair squeezing a medic’s feet : IAMBI
24-down – Partridge about to seize unknown antelope : NYALA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.