This crossword No. 28605 clues and answers were published on Wed 17 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28605 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bob dreads pageboy? : HAIRDOS
5-across – Dish in sink captured by Turner in pictures : LASAGNA
9-across – Forced Pat to hurry to catch American stage show : MADAMEBUTTERFLY
10-across – Recipe with the last word in noodles : RAMEN
11-across – Doctor Dickens et al snubbing English lecturers? : MORALISTS
12-across – Time to block low ball in sporting event : MOTOCROSS
14-across – Piece of cheese, say, and starter from wine list : WHEEL
15-across – Red ruby uncovered and held by John : CUBAN
16-across – Egotist from South America thus raced back : NARCISSUS
18-across – How crow and dove move perhaps or fly sky high? : EYERHYMES
21-across – Replayed service absorbing lots of time : RERAN
22-across – Determined about reaching the top, property tycoon means to be heard : SPEAKINGTRUMPET
23-across – Idiot and nonchalant revolutionary in old kingdom : ASSYRIA
24-across – Strippers stagger around clutching nether regions : NUDISTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Low sound on beat failing to generate excitement : HUMDRUM
2-down – Suffering onset of ‘twisties’ and Simone Biles shows resilience! : INDOMITABLENESS
3-down – Party with little quantity of beer is in order : DOMINICAN
4-down – Scrubbing away a sea sponge secretion : SEBUM
5-down – Diversification of retailers is certainly no lark : LATERISER
6-down – Foppish fellow also losing head : SWELL
7-down – Sports gear, if set out, is a sporty adornment : GOFASTERSTRIPES
8-down – From the deep area near a lake entered by ship : ABYSSAL
13-down – Being a lush country with no king after one fails : OENOMANIA
14-down – Way to get a kitty cat plump : WHIPROUND
15-down – Drink bottles different in club : CHELSEA
17-down – Tempting figure’s about to eat doughnut pieces : SONATAS
19-down – One rambling old US leader appears in 60 Minutes : HIKER
20-down – What you can see in bars, turning up for attack : SETON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.