This crossword No. 28978 clues and answers were published on Fri 27 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28978 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Blackened items in kitchen? Domestic gets given the third degree : CHARGRILLED
9-across – In Rome, I maybe run into foreign character before lunch? : NUMERAL
10-across – Absent-minded scientist using width instead of depth : FARAWAY
11-across – Peevish Le Pen jumpily interrupting a lot of criticism : SPLENETIC
12-across – Malay food recipe leaving a man with large appetite? : SATYR
13-across – Succeeding in goal without evidence of mistake : NEXT
14-across – Jenny, say, cutting duets in jazzy solo : UNASSISTED
16-across – Agree to cut frame Bogart bungled, embracing a star : GRETAGARBO
19-across – Main hazard in Britain: Tories like Rees-Mogg! : BERG
21-across – Some disrespect etc offended backing musicians : OCTET
22-across – Ineptitude from eg Macron briefly meeting Blair : GAUCHERIE
24-across – Extra-large collars no good for cur : MONGREL
25-across – Cool smart actress, one of a pair : HEPBURN
26-across – Mean criminal head in police force set free : EMANCIPATED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Contest law and punishment in longish piece of text : COMPLEXSENTENCE
2-down – Protective covering being worn after 30 days : APRON
3-down – Grand and endlessly thrilling setter : GELATIN
4-down – It’s clear dope’s seized by copper? Quite the reverse : INFOCUS
5-down – What you may call a bigwig with LSD or rolling joint : LORDSHIP
6-down – Fully drink little drink? That man with drinks drinks gallons : DOWNTOTHEGROUND
7-down – Places to learn about harmony : UNISON
8-down – Content to leave Hardy and The Woman in White unfinished, getting cross : HYBRID
15-down – Tailless camel biting earl: it may cause a complaint : BACTERIA
16-down – White House wanting leader gracious and sombre : GLOOMY
17-down – Sweet American pin-up with mostly pleasant clothing : ANGELIC
18-down – Make respectable-looking career, you heard, in oil company : BRUSHUP
20-down – Party food for the health conscious : GREENS
23-down – Take a hike in Native American territory’s western part : HOPIT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.