This crossword No. 28538 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 Aug 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28538 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Mature medic returned for last in series : OMEGA
10-across – Eagle seen in sky holding, for instance, one flower : AQUILEGIA
11-across – Art patron beset by defeats in final trials : BETATESTS
12-across – Part of speech in dialect, old language : HINDI
13-across – Expert in fix, under threat : MENACED
15-across – Bit of Greek text about a number of Brazilians : LAMBADA
17-across – Name held by tragic hero — it ends with delta : RHONE
18-across – Extra piece the author put in letter, section of second letter or third : PSI
20-across – Recluse’s side-splitting joke : LONER
22-across – Kind of school mark covering reading and writing, perhaps : GRAMMAR
25-across – Core point rejected in half of Greece : ESSENCE
26-across – Timeless part of flower as symbol of summer? : SIGMA
27-across – A couple of characters put over edge about orator’s tirade : PHILIPPIC
30-across – Draw representation of Athens in strange hue : UNSHEATHE
31-across – An annoying summer visitor’s back in minimalist garment : TANGA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Grave situation as doc sees it : TOMB
2-down – Investigated and turned up modern colour, then old : WENTINTO
3-down – Tense, as is pupil in audition : TAUT
4-down – Didn’t accept immature setter, say, since second editor intervenes : PASSEDUP
5-down – Having cut off tails, has to dispose of shellfish : MUSSEL
6-down – Eg Ajax and Achilles, initially? : ALPHAMALES
7-down – Point in old article showing hidden motivation? : AGENDA
8-down – Exhaust on one vehicle : TAXI
13-down – Lassie named in second paper or in short periodical : MORAG
14-down – As specially ordered, make scarce culinary treats : CREAMCAKES
16-down – Say OK — conclusion drawn from one such as Plato : AGREE
19-down – The speaker arranged time before last in series is listed : ITEMIZED
21-down – Awful ninnies holding power — they fall dramatically : NINEPINS
23-down – Old merchant ship making ancient city before day’s end : ARGOSY
24-down – As expressed in Greek, unlimited fame : REPUTE
26-down – Source of shots being set up in part of pub : SNUG
28-down – Turn up first part of encyclopaedia, perhaps — it’s very small : IOTA
29-down – Letter containing a kind of tea : CHAI
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.