This crossword No. 28692 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Feb 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28692 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Minor problem getting horse into river : NIGGLE
5-across – Politician in obvious statement of political idiocy : TRUMPISM
9-across – Wimp has scoop about friend coming back : BETAMALE
10-across – Underwear found in shopping area aboard ship : SMALLS
11-across – Being gutless, meddle with Bowie’s arrangement : DISEMBOWELED
13-across – Double act that’s no longer with us : DODO
14-across – Declare large city locked in? Not after that! : ATLATEST
17-across – Draw foes out — it should stop a beating : SAFEWORD
18-across – Objectives of European nations disturbed some leaders : ENDS
20-across – Look after small personal problem for careless shepherd : LITTLEBOPEEP
23-across – Illegally approaches player? Fight back is winning : TAPSUP
24-across – Type of service available en route to popular escape : INFLIGHT
25-across – City of noted square singer who lit up sick soldiers : FLORENCE
26-across – Old religious type takes crucial lead from nature : ESSENE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Cut up as daughter falls, being murdered : ICED
3-down – Reading so liberally is quite pretentious : GRANDIOSE
4-down – Pass by the Spanish church feature : ELAPSE
5-down – Loud males in heat somehow made them suicidal : THELMAANDLOUISE
6-down – Fantastic sunlit surroundings for river that’s pristine : UNSPOILT
7-down – Training expert in silence, perhaps : PEACE
8-down – Cut team coming second? : SILVERSIDE
12-down – What’s more, many back taking on Brussels, for example : TOCAPITALL
15-down – It’s a stretch to get privates on the ground : THESPLITS
16-down – Detective’s joke sounds a bit crude : HOMESPUN
19-down – Picture earl with flies undone : SELFIE
21-down – Thin core becoming small — it could shock you : TASER
22-down – Avoid car accident when temperature drops : SHUN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.