This crossword No. 28886 clues and answers were published on Wed 12 Oct 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28886 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Like ten to four on some watches : OPPOSITE
9-across – Outlaw returned four-poster, say, under arrest : NABBED
10-across – Time put into needlework producing not a lot of note? : CROTCHET
11-across – Volume finished with old size of paper : QUARTO
12-across – Contrive, in April, reorganised event featuring Irish quarters : INTERPROVINCIAL
15-across – Reversal of plain boundaries not proceeding in upright way : ONALL
16-across – See 15 : FOURS
20-across – Inside normal UFO, possibly, covering space and time : FOURDIMENSIONAL
21-across – In very small piece, it’s certainly not square : WITHIT
23-across – Male quadruped breaks barricades : RAMPARTS
25-across – Sign name over two others, one of four famous ones : LENNON
26-across – Four up, ominously, as the end approaches? : HORSEMEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Economical inclusion of key in opening part of an Italian composition : SPARING
2-down – Native from one quarter runs to here when thrown out : SOUTHERNER
3-down – eg sole four-letter word, in itself, is harmless : FISH
4-down – Become aware of crew reportedly being summoned : SENTFOR
5-down – Not just 25% of invested capital held by one rich country : INIQUITOUS
6-down – Quartet unchanged by upsetting spell : ABBA
7-down – One of four players, not a good one, in football club : WESTHAM
13-down – Making easier page without fourth line I penned in old language inside : PALLIATING
14-down – Four-wheeler put away, held by agent still? Not so : CARBONATED
17-down – Reasons with number of Romans in specs, so to speak : MOTIVES
18-down – Husband wearing suit in domestic circles : HEARTHS
19-down – Part of format the writer used for book : MATTHEW
22-down – Needle that’s four inches in length : HAND
24-down – Observe 19’s follower : MARK
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.