This crossword No. 28642 clues and answers were published on Fri 31 Dec 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28642 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Goatish creature, one into ladies? : LOTHARIO
9-across – Horrid type of slip packed by old duchess on vacation? : ODIOUS
10-across – Note close friend’s short, a tiny measure : MICRON
11-across – Animal control scarce in report : REINDEER
12-across – ‘H-Houston! Half of it’s broken, we have a problem’ : UHOH
13-across – The very thing left by critical attack when the axe drops? : JUSTTHEJOB
15-across – Exceptionally cold and definitively negative : SUBZERO
16-across – Mischievous nibble before meal’s announced : NAUGHTY
18-across – By shop’s entrance, father catches sick on back of expensive shoe : ESPADRILLE
19-across – Look for line expunged in glossy : SEEK
20-across – Stiff vigil ending in very famous gardens surrounded by water : LYKEWAKE
22-across – Bowie number succeeded in the future, ‘Tom’ having faded out? : SORROW
23-across – Cutting deal, regularly handle hard stuff : ENAMEL
24-across – After leaving Turkey, incisive head of state charms : ENCHANTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Lack expression to be obvious : GOWITHOUTSAYING
2-down – She’ll be the cause of the problem — Czech female and her male crush : CHERCHEZLAFEMME
3-down – Main malt whisky distiller picked up legally empowered US citizen : GRANDJUROR
4-down – Humorists uncovered cracks through which you might see the world? : TOURISM
5-down – Government department beginning to catalogue current central points : FOCI
6-down – Spare tyre limp — grease added for repair : MIDDLEAGESPREAD
7-down – Group ethos extremely fresh, excitedly welcoming remote team : QUEENOFTHESOUTH
14-down – Going off, coming down or moving out? : TRAVELSICK
17-down – Swiss-German painter finally taken with English Times, an absorbing paper : KLEENEX
21-down – Side with everybody unknown : ALLY
This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.