This crossword No. 28737 clues and answers were published on Thu 21 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28737 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spare the criminal a list of his crimes : RAPSHEET
6-across – Ex-pat changes first name to Charlie for some protection : CONDOM
9-across – Addict returns with essentially filthy product : RESULT
10-across – Sea creature shows weak balance with oxygen originally depleted : PORPOISE
11-across – Break up site calling for abolition of imperial measure : SCRAPYARD
13-across – Deep line used by this painter : LOWRY
15-across – Deal with motorway getting flooded by river : TIMBER
17-across – Polish yearly statement acknowledging a lack of alternative options? : PATINA
18-across – Stop me wandering haphazardly through village : HAMLET
19-across – Endless slander I attributed to old girls and boys : ALUMNI
21-across – Brilliant and popular among cast : SHINY
22-across – Diplomatic tool for long distance communication : MEGAPHONE
25-across – They’re mine workers on leave : HANDSOFF
26-across – Trendy bright female, at heart, is a poser : ENIGMA
28-across – Direct progress : HEADON
29-across – Straighten out to take left? The reverse actually : PUTRIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Point of no return for champion : ACE
3-down – Trained guardians removing grid where it gets quite hot : SAUNA
4-down – Get ground floor flat after application : ENTRYLEVEL
5-down – Troop learns to avoid the regular drinkers : TOPERS
6-down – Rude sentry’s edging away from royal greeting : CURT
7-down – Some log in with permutation of made up expression : NEOLOGISM
8-down – Reformed Serb covered in praise for comment : OBSERVATION
12-down – Just like that, perhaps, net reportedly unravels : CATCHPHRASE
14-down – Congress makes standard complaint about India : PARLIAMENT
16-down – Family bank Spooner dismissed as stupid and silly : MUMANDDAD
20-down – Augment noise of horn by adding occasional flux : BEEFUP
23-down – She sounds out difficult note for singer : HEIDI
24-down – Not working — had to slow consumption in the end : DOWN
27-down – It expresses indifference about margin being raised? : MEH
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.