This crossword No. 28851 clues and answers were published on Thu 01 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28851 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hurt woman with silver piercing, : DAMAGE
4-across – Hide bay rum unfinished before start of prohibition : COVERUP
9-across – Anyone can enjoy this ratio? : FREETOAIR
10-across – Awful vote against boxing disheartened sport : NASTY
11-across – Regularly burnished gemstones, essentially yet to be mounted : UNSET
12-across – This writer will lobby doctor to start place for exercises : DRILLHALL
13-across – Article about reconfigured IBM laptop originally offering digital protection : THIMBLE
15-across – Counter everything during my arrest : COLLAR
17-across – Space base has small plants : EMBEDS
19-across – Suffering from interminable preoccupation is hard : ANGUISH
22-across – Directly opposed support for endangered species : POLARBEAR
24-across – Advertise scent : TRAIL
26-across – Degenerate men get revolver : ROTOR
27-across – One readily admits graduates’ complete failure — making university embarrassed, initially : MASTERKEY
28-across – Little child’s line on, say, Sweeney TV show : TODDLER
29-across – Encourage doctor to wipe out source of salmonella : URGEON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Handy fencing manual occasionally gives a pre-set option : DEFAULT
2-down – Events made less commercial with French and Saunders’ backing : MEETS
3-down – Successfully book in a restaurant that’s accessible : GETATABLE
4-down – Medical emergency vehicle to help overturned motor with support : CARDIAC
5-down – Mercenary guerrilla never bottles uprising : VENAL
6-down – One with faith in artist putting time into expedition : RASTAFARI
7-down – Corrupt play a disc for this? : PAYOLA
8-down – Ship’s padre meets lad at sea : PADDLE
14-down – Given up — I’m one to leave military body with honour in retirement : IMMOLATED
16-down – Fibber describing golf — and somehow they can make a huge distance : LIGHTYEAR
18-down – See 8 : STEAMER
19-down – See 4 : ARREST
20-down – Vacuous Carry On Henry’s opening is carefree : HALCYON
21-down – Three fifths of Spice Girls’ focus on sex’s inner meaning : SPIRIT
23-down – After game, gunners left country : RURAL
25-down – Joint account’s now key — loan’s expensive, first of all : ANKLE
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.