This crossword No. 28860 clues and answers were published on Mon 12 Sep 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28860 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Well-turned-out son right to wear brownish-purple : SPRUCE
4-across – Has sex with fashionable sort of girl in a small room : BEDSIT
9-across – Boast about what one is wearing : GARB
10-across – Rudolph’s charity event? : REDNOSEDAY
11-across – Hope for one to compete, collecting right uniform : VIRTUE
12-across – School task carried out in prison yard? : EXERCISE
13-across – Inject copper into misshapen toenail : INOCULATE
15-across – A lady with a title shortly gets a man’s name : ADAM
16-across – Where is the fuel for army vehicle? : TANK
17-across – A diary, any sort, one saves up for : ARAINYDAY
21-across – Insignificant people, evidence of their murder missing? : NOBODIES
22-across – Showing very unfriendly manner on small island : SICILY
24-across – Attractive young mother’s crummy rhymes : YUMMYMUMMY
25-across – One longing aloud for a patch of ground : ACRE
26-across – Not letting anyone see one’s heavy defeat : HIDING
27-across – Careerist, yes, with something in the oven : YUPPIE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Big beast is alone, sadly : SEALION
2-down – To steal books is a mindless thing : ROBOT
3-down – Wow! Little girl makes university : CORNELL
5-down – ’e runs — taking the girl with him? : ELOPES
6-down – School event giving rise to much talk? : SPEECHDAY
7-down – Break matron’s little window : TRANSOM
8-down – Vet’s demeanour strangely enterprising : ADVENTURESOME
14-down – Study put together followed the rules : CONFORMED
16-down – Sacred syllable, in a sense, is more than one can take : TOOMUCH
18-down – Tell me, is that believable? : IASKYOU
19-down – Glare at criminal evading capture : ATLARGE
20-down – Feminist term used in swimming : WIMMIN
23-down – Fellow covering miles is a winner : CHAMP
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.