This crossword No. 28728 clues and answers were published on Mon 11 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28728 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Large blade with phoney coating’s a cracker : SLEDGEHAMMER
9-across – Mature lawyer retired last month : ADULT
10-across – Modified Bronx diet, one with lighter content : TINDERBOX
11-across – Work colleague conclusively classifying short fibrous protein : KERATIN
12-across – Barrel transporting vintage spirit across island : OILDRUM
13-across – Vigilant dancing in Swan Lake? : ONONESTOES
15-across – Correct last of errors in project : JUST
18-across – Team from busy Cheshire station on the air : CREW
19-across – Revives female pen-pushers despatching first novel : FRESHENSUP
22-across – Wine the French rejected drunk by agent : MOSELLE
24-across – Not quite happening : GOINGON
25-across – Loud insistent call oddly tender : CLAMOROUS
26-across – Moving 23? : ASTIR
27-across – Acclaim luminary meriting advance : CREDITWORTHY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 7 : SQUAREONE
2-down – Accredited goal secures championship : ENTITLED
3-down – Board agree to progress : GETON
4-down – Transmissions from an English port in case of hostilities : HANDOVERS
5-down – Every seven days, leader apparently turned up submissively : MEEKLY
6-down – What remains of passion and honour in hero’s heart : EMBER
7-down – Engineer can request a book, needing to start afresh, it’s said : BACKTO
8-down – Former European politician with time to spare : EXEMPT
14-down – Like canine amputee in yard? : THREEFOOT
16-down – Horrid ugly things not good for recycling : UNSIGHTLY
17-down – Stammering man’s just what’s needed by worker : HESITANT
18-down – Extraterrestrial’s son’s declining wits : COMICS
20-down – Need university dons to write lines : PENURY
21-down – Nutty Scottish leader once losing face : ALMOND
23-down – Amateur in prison making way up : STAIR
24-down – Zest revolutionised hot sugary drinks : GUSTO
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.