This crossword No. 28934 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28934 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prepare to admit first blunder : MISTAKE
5-across – Nice sea colour, one might say, appearing first in rose? : BLOOMER
9-across – Lord, say, implicated in falsehood : LIEGE
10-across – Came across Ted welcoming partygoers : TRAVERSED
11-across – Daphne’s hen party planned with film crew at the end : WATERNYMPH
12-across – First newspaper of record is back in press : IRON
14-across – Bleat about return of evil after X game : TABLETENNIS
18-across – Yes, doctor: from here, operating theatre work : THECOMEDYOF
21-across – The Grauniad may be involved in party politics : TYPO
22-across – I’m surprised to be truly engaged, always : WELLINEVER
25-across – In dance, change one type of shirt for another, more revealing : HALTERTOP
26-across – ‘Glo’, so to speak? : LINGO
27-across – No good reason to accept Tory leader as a politician : SENATOR
28-across – Steel bands bat out composition like Schubert’s 8th symphony? : ENDLESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A Western invasion of one African country or another : MALAWI
2-down – Sleep in the cosiest apartment : SIESTA
3-down – Something not right with helping to chase grizzly bear : ABERRATION
4-down – Gatekeeper won’t begin to show the way in : ENTRY
5-down – Wobbling shapely bum? Heartless and an unacceptable thing to say : BLASPHEMY
6-down – Lovers remove clothing and cheat, but not starting to get too excited : OVER
7-down – Road race 21 : MISPRINT
8-down – Introducing dodgy equipment at first to working nurses shows disrespect : RUDENESS
13-down – Modern teething result went first : NEWFANGLED
15-down – Soldier’s beer drinking exploit with Elizabeth the first : BEEFEATER
16-down – Laughing in these, slip, running? : STITCHES
17-down – Led with this rock band flyer : ZEPPELIN
19-down – Get even with travel agency management centres : AVENGE
20-down – See 18 : ERRORS
23-down – End of chapel and end of church showing gap : LAPSE
24-down – See 6 : HEAT
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.