This crossword No. 28416 clues and answers were published on Sat 10 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28416 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Lily, girl accommodating retired soak : MARIPOSA
9-across – State where I invested in cereal crop, wasting capital : OREGON
10-across – Considered some communist, leftie revolutionary : FELT
11-across – Upset mind originally entertained by stance adopted by John Travolta? : DISCOMPOSE
12-across – Tank ending in ditch surrounded by rubbish : THRASH
14-across – Fixation on facial organ as going down, currently? : EARTHING
15-across – A sticker brought into play, nice one! : ATTABOY
17-across – Classic music genre rejected by Roosevelt, briefly : THEOAKS
20-across – Asian rarely seen collecting post : NEPALESE
22-across – School punishment element observed in silence : GATING
23-across – Artist reportedly removed a wheel clamp close to the ground? : FRIDAKAHLO
24-across – Day book’s last prayer : MONK
25-across – Splitting trousers from behind, weapon ultimately exposing blubber : SNIVEL
26-across – Meeting relations : CONGRESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Christmas attire: appear with this when half-cut : PAPERHAT
2-down – Possession of Scotsman in fact likely to be lifted : KILT
3-down – Gadget with bidirectional functions, I see! : DOODAH
4-down – Acquire layer of coal to haul up in Welsh town : MAESTEG
5-down – Plain city where tailless school cat raised : GOMORRAH
6-down – 24 down 10, doctor operated to save skin on thigh : DEEPTHROAT
7-down – Alcoholic drink is cradled by server, uncorked? : POISON
13-down – Sinners supposedly recollecting dead man in prayer : ADAMANDEVE
16-down – Too much fine drinking upset minister, getting sick : OVERKILL
18-down – Generosity in affectionate act inspiring promotion of close relation, finally : KINDNESS
19-down – Look again, as wreck uncovered hell! : RECHECK
21-down – Wicked queen on phone : ERRING
22-down – Mole in crotch, by the sound of it? : GROYNE
24-down – Indicate evangelist : MARK
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.