This crossword No. 29005 clues and answers were published on Tue 28 Feb 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 29005 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One powerful goal, with rich result : OLIGARCH
5-across – Protest article’s purpose : OBJECT
9-across – Writer, some lefties say, is Tory : ESSAYIST
10-across – Notice Nick appearing in … : CAVEAT
12-across – Dusty town in an unspecified location : SPRINGFIELD
15-across – Relish short dance : SAMBA
17-across – Britain’s entanglement with EU law starts a tense situation : NAILBITER
18-across – Model style mostly followed by one in five : MANNEQUIN
19-across – Island egg shelled, so to speak? : SLANG
20-across – One way of seeing action is to have a row : ALTERCATION
24-across – Throw covers not even cheap! : SHODDY
25-across – Start fishing for one of a pair : CASTANET
26-across – Be quiet, be human and, finally, enjoy this wine : SHERRY
27-across – Matilda’s mate? Crikey! Right into the devil’s clutches : MYFRIEND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One’s silly to accept portal entry initials with identical password : OPENSESAME
2-down – Home before ten, perhaps play guitar or something similar : INSTRUMENT
3-down – Race fairly, gain evenly : ARYAN
4-down – Fun to tie cast in knots — that’s entertainment : COSIFANTUTTE
6-down – Endless abuse after directors take public transport : BOARDABUS
7-down – Smooth beginning out of this clue : EVEN
8-down – Collection for Catherine : TATE
11-down – Carefully selected result by breeding as ordered : DESIGNERBABY
13-down – A television song with nations competing : ATVARIANCE
14-down – Spoke about drink after one began : ORIGINATED
16-down – Poet would need to swap places for religious leader : ALEXANDER
21-down – Not still a prison : ASTIR
22-down – A member of the family in this state : ASIS
23-down – See 16 : POPE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.