This crossword No. 28981 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 Jan 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 28981 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Winning spirit with just defeat and a tie — a draw in 17? : TOPKAPI
5-across – God, one with a magic bullet? : PANACEA
9-across – Conceal a capital city on island : PALMA
10-across – See 24 : THETOILET
11-across – Separation of state and religion curses Mali after Reformation : SECULARISM
12-across – A law committed to memory by 1st of October for test : ORAL
14-across – Allergic reaction having taken LSD, perhaps: expression of support welcomed : INTOLERANCE
18-across – Appalling? It’s impossible to say : UNSPEAKABLE
21-across – See 12 : EXAM
22-across – Those carrying lots of money in shops act stupid : CASHPOINTS
25-across – Delicious salami in the soup, sibling tucking in : AMBROSIAL
26-across – Tree in lime, leaning backwards : ELEMI
27-across – Cocktail fruit dropping on needle shortly : MELANGE
28-across – Boris playing intellectual game, heavens above, admitting ‘I haven’t a clue’ : SPASSKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Key worker is involved in exercise after Tuesday’s vacation : TYPIST
2-down – See 1 across : PALACE
3-down – A huge organ, always : ATALLTIMES
4-down – Cap removed from playwright put in grave : INTER
5-down – Where reporters meet with two irons? : PRESSCLUB
6-down – Gas in 7 only : NEON
7-down – Backbone injected with liquid initially, or gas : CHLORINE
8-down – Contra gets deal after revolution in Caribbean islands : ANTILLES
13-down – Hashemite city rising up on account of a creative movement in Italy : ARTEPOVERA
15-down – Go rambling and get lost! : TAKEAHIKE
16-down – Evangelist affable? Not that interested : LUKEWARM
17-down – O constant plecity? : ISTANBUL
19-down – See 23 : ANGELS
20-down – Harden, if held captive by authoritarian, blowing top : OSSIFY
23-down – Are they riding up and down? : HELLS
24-down – Irish county where one goes, in a failed state : DOWN
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.