This crossword No. 28856 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28856 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Clown might start to break wild animal? What a nut! : COCODEMER
6-across – Act in your own best interests: perform singles with comics at fair : PLAY
8-across – Horse racing establishment ultimately in decline : TROTTING
9-across – College poet’s superior to church bully : COERCE
10-across – Just what a smoker needs: Henry to go off the rails : ASTRAY
11-across – Ladies do climax when holding nylon skirts! : HENNIGHT
12-across – Artist has to combat endless depression : WARHOL
15-across – Uncool underwear : THERMALS
16-across – Confess drinking wine is outrageous : SHOCKING
19-across – Imperfect article on Jack — twisted etc : REJECT
21-across – Head back with close friend in America, showing easy good nature : BONHOMIE
22-across – Barber upset oil initially on cloth provided : FIGARO
24-across – Desert feed involved hollowed-out coconut : DEFECT
25-across – US city in south, one that is protected by alien god : SANDIEGO
26-across – See 6 : ONES
27-across – Vision of Barney nursing sore wound : FORESIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 6 across : CARDS
2-down – Discharge sailor in arch ploy : CATARRH
3-down – In code it yields Hades, perhaps : DEITY
4-down – Stein’s latest criminal picture? : MUGSHOT
5-down – About to run race? She’ll tell you all about it! : RACONTEUR
6-down – Cover charge? : PREMIUM
7-down – Lush local choir improvised no end : ALCOHOLIC
13-down – Quiet spot, one in outskirts of Aachen, for a museum : ASHMOLEAN
14-down – Motel: it’s about providing a recurring theme : LEITMOTIF
17-down – Notebooks where one enters criminal riches : CAHIERS
18-down – Gang member’s beastly sound overwhelming quiet : GREASER
20-down – Stimulating sort of 8? : JOGGING
22-down – Admirers cherish grand feature of Dracula : FANGS
23-down – See 6 across : RIGHT
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.