This crossword No. 28622 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 Dec 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28622 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – State welcome includes a whiskey — first class! : HAWAII
4-across – Wife’s at home, the husband’s out and runs when it’s cold : WINTER
9-across – Speed is 1,000 and 100 in reverse : KNOT
10-across – Mother and boy tend to awkwardness : MALADDRESS
11-across – Nice lemon in tonic, mixed right inside : CITRON
12-across – Stomach problem from avid reader’s head going hard : HOOKWORM
13-across – For example, woman will pack extremely ginormous cases : EGGSHELLS
15-across – Old criminal carrying a burden : LOAD
16-across – Recovering abstainer leaves drink : BEER
17-across – Outstanding independent region houses 2,000 people altogether : COMMUNITY
21-across – Rejecting volunteers, politician’s swamped by mock test essays : ATTEMPTS
22-across – Missile to stun borders of Egypt : ROCKET
24-across – Unable to write 49 + 51 three times a quarter? : ILLITERATE
25-across – Second piece of bacon : BACK
26-across – Thatcher’s revolting for jailing opposition leader and the Queen : ROOFER
27-across – Get away with key? : ESCAPE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Suspended sentence? : HANGING
2-down – Attendant spills first drink : WATER
3-down – 1 + 1000 + 1000 + : IMMENSE
5-down – Cast iron contains note for use within the home : INDOOR
6-down – Demolish place over hard crossword? : THROWDOWN
7-down – Colour of restored building: timeless : ROSERED
8-down – Everybody let son and daughter cut grass on 1/11 : ALLHALLOWSDAY
14-down – Good man and woman’s life wins heart of working campaigner against apartheid : STEVEBIKO
16-down – One packaging 16 across, but not Courage? : BOTTLER
18-down – Sells millions on hot streak … : MARKETS
19-down – … unlimited by 100 pound and English sentimentality : TREACLE
20-down – Each master eats pastry : APIECE
23-down – Snake about to bite Rob to bits : COBRA
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.