This crossword No. 28495 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Jul 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28495 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – Narrow stripe in piece of meat round end of skewer : STREAK
6-across – Country conserving head of prehistoric freshwater creature : TERRAPIN
9-across – Lowest points in faulty drains : NADIRS
10-across – 11, perhaps, fixed games with sailor : MEGASTAR
11-across – Musician playing clarinet with cop : ERICCLAPTON
15-across – Conservative and old Independent bath prepared to shack up together : COHABIT
17-across – Record part of poem in lounge : RECLINE
18-across – Food arrives on recycled black tiles : COMESTIBLES
22-across – Attention surrounding girl married to country’s ultimate diplomat : EMISSARY
23-across – Drug setter took after surgery : OPIATE
24-across – Money taken by business making a pastry dish : TURNOVER
25-across – Female diner rearranged china : FRIEND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wonderful hospital leaving well-funded structure : FABRIC
2-down – Plates holding British : DEBENTURES
3-down – Beer enthusiasts about to drink a good new brandy : ARMAGNAC
4-down – Scene 10 rewritten as a punishment : SENTENCE
5-down – Warning issued by Conservatives infiltrated by far-right movement : REDLIGHT
7-down – PM’s meagre salary halved : PITT
8-down – Standard number assigned to soldiers : NORM
12-down – Stake money on northbound Underground before departure : ANTEMORTEM
13-down – Staff drowning feeble king in watercourse : MILLRACE
14-down – Ridiculous debates about base of solid frame in dormitory : BEDSTEAD
16-down – Money found with stolen ammunition : BUCKSHOT
19-down – Bring in setter’s drink! : IMPORT
20-down – Bottom of well covered by moist leather strip : WELT
21-down – Sporting fixture on river is level : TIER
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.