This crossword No. 28939 clues and answers were published on Tue 13 Dec 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28939 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Daughter is chased by pig that’s let out : DISGORGE
5-across – Here’s a surprise about the French overture from Ravel? It’s not an overture : BOLERO
9-across – Rung number? Most of class engaged, possibly : SPOKENFOR
11-across – Feminine reserve about husband’s file : FICHE
12-across – Set subsequently including father has to fail : GODOWNTHEPAN
15-across – Love to have sex, not about to retreat : EROS
16-across – Star culture mostly irregular of form : STRUCTURAL
18-across – Argument about curtailment of embroidery to finish church feature : ROSEWINDOW
19-across – Scent trace of oranges in country near Australia : PONG
21-across – Dislike about university’s hint to suppress one crime? What’s cooking, seriously? : HAUTECUISINE
24-across – Motivation beginning to recede in downmarket bar : DRIVE
25-across – Feel something of a blow to experience second sight thus? : SEEDOUBLE
26-across – Discriminating person is engaged in a purchase : AGEIST
27-across – Wrong to besiege Troy without end : IMMORTAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ready to cheat mum : DOSH
2-down – Small quantity in narrow opening : SLOT
3-down – US state with mines mostly worked out? : OREGON
4-down – Suggestion to ditch leader unfortunately blocked by eccentric toff with the ability to speak unknown languages : GIFTOFTONGUES
6-down – Little item in proposal not entirely complete, not entirely pure : OFFWHITE
7-down – More space arranged around old game venue : ESCAPEROOM
8-down – Green picked up correspondence — nothing to replace a study of the sea : OCEANOLOGY
10-down – Dismissed old fellow leading second eleven to finish exhausted? : RUNOUTOFSTEAM
13-down – Heartbroken to block dubious trade in pyramids : TETRAHEDRA
14-down – One amongst majority to get prominent about source of ugly work with cosmetics? : MOISTURISE
17-down – They’ll carefully select social media users getting variable for time : TWEEZERS
20-down – Keen on repeating second half, considering everything : INTOTO
22-down – Passing comment? Nothing had an effect : OBIT
23-down – German composer I overlooked successfully : WELL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.