This crossword No. 28585 clues and answers were published on Mon 25 Oct 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28585 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fully commit to making a splash? : TAKETHEPLUNGE
10-across – Old countryman sick, having broken blood vessel : VILLEIN
11-across – Fashionable to travel round a windy city : CHICAGO
12-across – Girl caught by colonel lying : NELLY
13-across – Challenge not extremely skilful : COMPETENT
14-across – Nothing heard from American prisons : NICKS
16-across – Asian pianist playing to entertain a king : PAKISTANI
18-across – American power breaks transmitter: one hangs up : SUSPENDER
19-across – Copious beer gets right to the heart : LARGE
20-across – Desperate ham pleads for the bright lights : HEADLAMPS
23-across – Starters of soup unusually served hot in cold dish : SUSHI
24-across – Not exact, but so far to travel : OFASORT
25-across – Stowing silver, 1,000kg carrying capacity : TONNAGE
26-across – Wave to ship for a ride : ROLLERCOASTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Players need these for maximum clearance : ALLBLACKS
3-down – Lament for one buried in cathedral : ELEGY
4-down – Pass Charlie what’s laid on in the bathroom : HANDC
5-down – Implant that leads the field : PACEMAKER
6-down – Remarkably alive, runs all round : UNIVERSAL
7-down – Good to do nothing? Topping : GLAZE
8-down – One wouldn’t spend a day teaching here : EVENINGSCHOOL
9-down – Inconsiderate to move freight in this form? : CONTAINERISED
15-down – Rustle some sheep, say? You scrubber! : STEELWOOL
16-down – One must take steps to activate this : PEDOMETER
17-down – Industry arose, organised with speed : AEROSPACE
21-down – Site of massacre, Missouri style? : ALAMO
22-down – Apply oneself in serious contest : SETTO
23-down – Confesses being no good in MI6 : SINGS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.