This crossword No. 28469 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Jun 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28469 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fix where water leaves back of instrument, did you say? : PICKLE
4-across – A group of executives, loaded : ABOARD
9-across – See 20 : BASS
10-across – Player in cricket side is behind doctor dressed in red : TROMBONIST
11-across – Flute, lovely rhythm : GROOVE
12-across – Trumpet in concert stuffed with filling of long cake? : PROCLAIM
13-across – Dumps like that covered in black containers : JETTISONS
15-across – Instrument primarily for incisions, for example : FIFE
16-across – Black rocks rolling around inside viola, occasionally : COAL
17-across – Fold mat, put away alongside French horn : CORRUGATE
21-across – Army units on top defended by engineers : PLATOONS
22-across – Plating hot starter in ravioli, happen to scoff that : CHROME
24-across – Way off, just terribly constructed? : JERRYBUILT
25-across – Beloved: sound of instrument if given love? : BEAU
26-across – Berber outrage, nothing less, outrageous! : TUAREG
27-across – Cheeks blushing still, you adjust minuscule bikini finally : GLUTEI
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Grassland that is south of river toured by twins, say? : PRAIRIE
2-down – Partly Hispanic, US-controlled South American city : CUSCO
3-down – Characters, those with tenants? : LETTERS
5-down – Bishop displacing Nazis in instrument for primate : BABOON
6-down – Cancellation has girl withdrawing, though not initially : ANNULLING
7-down – Kid lies about hostile feeling : DISLIKE
8-down – Fiddle with old man, Chopin is on piano in fraternity : COMPANIONSHIP
14-down – Current books on pastry standing in restaurant : TRATTORIA
16-down – Get end of blunt instrument caught up : COLLECT
18-down – Precision ultimately lacking in improvised clarinet performance : RECITAL
19-down – This setter is breaking unsuitable lifting instrument : TIMPANI
20-down – Instrument, one in a lather, according to Spooner : DOUBLE
23-down – Explode: instrument going up, by the sound of it? : REBUT
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.