This crossword No. 28650 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Jan 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28650 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shortly, Samuel will welcome Sidney back for painful practice : SADISM
4-across – Family standard husband abandoned when moving : KINETIC
9-across – Boycott a cost rise that’s outrageous : OSTRACISE
10-across – Enormous honour presented by Home Counties : OBESE
11-across – Boiled rice occasionally described as golden? : OLDIE
12-across – Worried after reports of large scale credit crunch : MASTICATE
13-across – Equipment army used to imprison resistance : LEGIRON
15-across – I’m on licence in various places : PASSIM
17-across – Drunk wife straddled horse? On the contrary : STEWED
19-across – Lecturer has staple treatment applied for the inexperienced : LPLATES
22-across – Children showing high energy : OFFSPRING
24-across – Contribution to out-take is reversed! : INPUT
26-across – First of haunting autumnal images Keats used to write poem : HAIKU
27-across – Sign for dance heads removed, showing lack of insight : IGNORANCE
28-across – Complex fellow takes fish back into work : OEDIPUS
29-across – Consumption makes a comeback during week at Nice : INTAKE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bird present in plant by lake : SNOWOWL
2-down – Took out someone a bit past it : DATED
3-down – Soccer war stirred up by one not moving in field : SCARECROW
4-down – King seen, perhaps, giving party : KNEESUP
5-down – Girl from the middle of Panama becoming saint : NAOMI
6-down – Mad Hatter is taking on top end counsellor : THERAPIST
7-down – Rough reportedly served on ship : CREWED
8-down – He could kill staff supporting strike : HITMAN
14-down – German chap was electrocuted — about time! : GOTTFRIED
16-down – Keep going, having disposed of energy guzzling appliance : SOLDIERON
18-down – Fabrications found by Welsh chap in the papers : DAILIES
19-down – Caption giving information in form of light : LEGEND
20-down – Tough but very much present! : SOTHERE
21-down – Secure land abandoned by thousands — how sad! : BOOHOO
23-down – Large quiet pile with desirable parking : PLUMP
25-down – Godfather may be facing extinction : PANDA
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.