This crossword No. 28744 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Apr 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28744 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Hard, I say repeatedly, to secure voting for the rabble : HOIPOLLOI
10-across – To show fear, ruler cried out : SHAKE
11-across – It precedes order to make a perfect arrangement : APPLE
12-across – Star hit hard — browned off : SUNTANNED
13-across – Island’s prosperity assured by militant organisation : MADEIRA
14-across – Speed of light and then boom and collapse : CRUMBLE
17-across – A knight stuck in base, feeling very hot : BAKED
19-across – See 11 : PIE
20-across – Narrow promontory around large city in the Balkans : SPLIT
21-across – Block on street possibly encloses new access for passengers : GANGWAY
22-across – Team ban that’s not part of the main article : SIDEBAR
24-across – Newspaper contributor, a stylite perhaps? : COLUMNIST
26-across – Race to move centre of range to its top : DANES
28-across – Hutted village, one crossed over by bird going backwards : KRAAL
29-across – A new local ground grant : ALLOWANCE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – How to move a stop : WHOA
2-down – Relaxed, having one day clear : LIMPID
3-down – Cathedral feature mounted by bereft woman : ROSEWINDOW
4-down – State of a city’s vehicle model : ALASKA
5-down – Crown sticks rebellious clan in wood : PINNACLE
6-down – When one gains independence as a very large area : ASIA
7-down – Of whom it might be said: ‘You are what you eat’ : CANNIBAL
8-down – Hang cage over top of door : PEND
13-down – Crime boss, mob leader, ends up captured by fighter : MRBIG
15-down – By contrast, the benefits associated with feathers turned right over : UPSIDEDOWN
16-down – Gripped by dysentery? Join the competition! : ENTER
18-down – Like gran’s rough play : KINGLEAR
19-down – Ship lay at sea to receive chief’s initial examination : PHYSICAL
22-down – Make a home pay : SETTLE
23-down – Bleat about elderly relative : BANANA
24-down – Maybe Dundee state wants King Edward’s head : CAKE
25-down – Married type’s exploit : MILK
27-down – Called out Grant’s descendants : SEED
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.