This crossword No. 28759 clues and answers were published on Tue 17 May 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28759 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Sign of very independent move to crush queen : VIRGO
10-across – Vegetable served up by inn outside Northern Ireland retreat : AUBERGINE
11-across – Source of story of Egyptian god scam : RACONTEUR
12-across – Composer about to back away from gun carrier? : HOLST
13-across – Freely confess: ‘Ridiculous bonus over short time’ : UNBOSOM
15-across – Smith, the singer, has song for a biblical region : SAMARIA
17-across – Lay hands on book of not so great size : BLESS
18-across – Though possibly Adam, right? Under no circumstances : NOT
20-across – Departure from idea thrills : DEATH
22-across – Laid-back court accepts English as a form of language : DIALECT
25-across – Mavericks getting female to keep in good shape? : MISFITS
26-across – Cherished origins of royal and ancient tourist destination : PETRA
27-across – Two-sided legislation about a rate change : BILATERAL
30-across – Literary heroine, awfully gung-ho on the inside, but lacking good resilience : TOUGHNESS
31-across – Lyricist’s after power charge : PRICE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 18 : EVER
2-down – Very hot situation: cubicle door finally blown : CRUCIBLE
3-down – See 8 : DOWN
4-down – Far right in Texas involved in notorious trial town with a new representative : SALESMAN
5-down – Be protected by a plant, a tufty one : IBERIS
6-down – Scientist from Syracuse building bridges across island and sea : ARCHIMEDES
7-down – Daisy, perhaps, works on US TV series : MILLER
8-down – Broadcast about hospital department deputy initially being put away : SENT
13-down – Withdraw tender without any prompting? : UNBID
14-down – English audacity, with opponents getting laundered cash : SASSENACHS
16-down – When embracing Latin American hero is painful : ACHES
19-down – If paint is this, it produces discomfort : TIMELESS
21-down – One lot of detectives having shower, possibly cause of bad atmosphere : ACIDRAIN
23-down – Hit film comedy, Garfunkel, followed by second half of biblical epic : ARTHUR
24-down – Handy device prescribed by the doctor? : TABLET
26-down – Way to hit hard : PATH
28-down – Small shark’s peak energy : TOPE
29-down – Hull element turns up for Peak District town : LEEK
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.