This crossword No. 28398 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Mar 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28398 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Nick hugs Maria, mostly a good person : SAMARITAN
8-across – Chocolate producer from a hundred with a gong in 23? : CACAO
9-across – You’re a loser, says European partner : CHECKMATE
10-across – Backstreet securing triumph for Jedward? : TWINS
12-across – Underwear market surrounded by paramilitary force : SMALLS
13-across – Protection from Philistine’s beginning to massacre harmony : IMMUNITY
14-across – Somewhat reactionary cabinet is bewildered by something in cyberspace : WEBSITE
17-across – Fish supplement pawned? : HADDOCK
20-across – See 11 : THOMPSON
22-across – Motto may be ‘to consume a type of fruit’ : TOMATO
24-across – Anonymous 10 could be in range : SNOWY
25-across – See 24 : MOUNTAINS
26-across – See 8 : BEANS
27-across – Cliff top, with a fair easterly breeze, as a place to eat? : CAFETERIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Confusion as naughty 11 embraces outgoing youth : MAYHEM
2-down – Functional study shows copper deposit in thick skin : CALCULUS
3-down – Decisive assessment essential in disputed titles : LITMUS
4-down – One takes charge of contraceptive method used on Tina Turner : CAPTAIN
5-down – Naturalist appearing in calendar — WI, naturally! : DARWIN
6-down – It’s not gross to be into witchcraft, it’s attractive : MAGNETIC
11-down – A memo to NHS unusually features politician and actor : EMMA
15-down – Essentially deny the dance being revamped and improved : ENHANCED
16-down – See 3 : TEST
18-down – It’s cruel indeed to be humiliated : DEMEANED
19-down – Rabbits OK to evolve into kangaroos : ANGORAS
21-down – Cutting room ultimately in the red : MOWING
22-down – Kind of town Hollywood is giving silent treatment : TINSEL
23-down – Reporter of fiction here with gang : TINTIN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.