This crossword No. 28722 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28722 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Trim round notice for procession : PARADE
4-across – Screams, mixed up with a slaughter : MASSACRE
9-across – To line, add a new tree : ROWAN
10-across – Manipulator jerks toe in a very big way : OSTEOPATH
11-across – House arrest restricts woman’s assembly : GATHERING
12-across – As medic, I locate some back pain : COLIC
13-across – Even Shylock didn’t demand this extravagant payment : ANARMANDALEG
17-across – Hedge a market, struggling to succeed : MAKETHEGRADE
20-across – Monsters making a lot of progress : OGRES
21-across – Prohibit giving publicity to old writer : PROSCRIBE
23-across – One gets severe criticism here, where wine is corked : INTHENECK
24-across – Feature on a country : CHINA
25-across – Reprimand, as Conservative holds site for redevelopment : CHASTISE
26-across – Fungal infection beginning to weaken otter at sea : WETROT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Land soldier who’s dropped, not straight, clutching uniform : PARAGUAY
2-down – Having drunk water, ask for bloody food : RAWSTEAK
3-down – Poet sounds exhausted : DONNE
5-down – Album full of possibly illegible signs? : AUTOGRAPHBOOK
6-down – But there is no whisky in this bar snack : SCOTCHEGG
7-down – Baby’s bed, which is let down from top of building : CRADLE
8-down – Moral behaviour from the start in every true heart, it’s common sense : ETHICS
10-down – Train expert in roses in a different way : ORIENTEXPRESS
14-down – Statesmen changed limit on welfare : MEANSTEST
15-down – Witch’s cat perhaps may be very recognisable : FAMILIAR
16-down – Appropriate vehicle hired again outside : RELEVANT
18-down – Where a virgin is after a lion? : ZODIAC
19-down – South African plant makes for refreshing drink : PROTEA
22-down – One saddled with a set of songs : CYCLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.