This crossword No. 28543 clues and answers were published on Mon 06 Sep 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28543 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Evil master has drink with leaders of Farc in Columbia : MALEFIC
5-across – Bird chewing a pencil : PELICAN
9-across – One giving fellow at university gold : DONOR
10-across – Teams represented by band getting the upper hand : MASTERING
11-across – Minister put instrument into new ranch : CHANCELLOR
12-across – Container for plant covering large part of garden : PLOT
14-across – Search and rescue by operations leader into nasty gasses across large part of the North Atlantic : SARGASSOSEA
18-across – One end of cake covered in stuff from the dairy : SINGLECREAM
21-across – Pressure to leave friendly colleague : ALLY
22-across – Wealthy professionals drinking super old cocktail : PROSPEROUS
25-across – Second small fib about Democrat’s fall from grace : BACKSLIDE
26-across – Jockey free to meet queen … : RIDER
27-across – … left at home with spouse forming connections : LINKING
28-across – Spaces hosting essential part of repeat performances : ENCORES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Piece of writing about short official order for health professionals : MEDICS
2-down – Get gold carriage : LANDAU
3-down – American forces let out of living quarters for the ship’s crew : FORECASTLE
4-down – Start to chase unruly male animal : CAMEL
5-down – Piece of music over before spoken introduction to evensong : PASTORALE
6-down – Shelter given to base of weak vegetable : LEEK
7-down – Swindler chosen to play Hooray Henry? : CHINLESS
8-down – Drink close to optic found in bar : NIGHTCAP
13-down – One cart adapted to carry trophies returned lacking balance : ASYMMETRIC
15-down – Group covering English cloth in tape? : RECORDING
16-down – Saint broadcast short mass in Turkish city : ISTANBUL
17-down – Articles about German left in charge of the Church of England : ANGLICAN
19-down – See 7 : WONDER
20-down – Egyptian god with large flag : OSIRIS
23-down – Vegetable seed scattered around bottom of hedgerow : SWEDE
24-down – Drink in plastic container : ASTI
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.