This crossword No. 28608 clues and answers were published on Sat 20 Nov 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28608 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Mushroom bake’s filling consumed by Muslim : SHIITAKE
9-across – Quiet sound as a double knocked back? : MURMUR
10-across – State of Connecticut a horror : UTAH
11-across – Lying on cloth, white meat I cut, odd bits of herb scattered about : ECONOMICAL
12-across – Reportedly plod back : LUMBAR
14-across – Tug circled by cruisers getting bow clipped — that’s inauspicious : UNTOWARD
15-across – Exhausting at university struggling to make ends meet : HARDUP
17-across – See 22 down : DRIVER
20-across – Ninja elected by Charlie and Wally : ASSASSIN
22-across – Get lost following European character in Asian capital : MUSCAT
23-across – Nine kids author Charles initially mistreated — shabby of him? : DICKENSIAN
24-across – 21 November this year says: ‘I turn pud when mixing’ : STIR
25-across – African country spent money? : GUINEA
26-across – Mould blocking drain on the surface : SKINDEEP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 11 : THETRUTH
2-down – See 11 : WITH
3-down – Calling nurse, ankle finally bandaged up : CAREER
4-down – Paul’s stout, kind of firm? : IMPORTER
5-down – Supporter with popular, swell ideas : BRAINWAVES
6-down – Young home help, OO I say? : AUPAIR
8-down – Flight due, so desperately stealing kiss : EXODUS
13-down – Stick turned wheels secured by nuts : BARRACKING
16-down – See 24 across : UPSUNDAY
18-down – Saw is, after all, not quite cutting grass : REALISED
19-down – Garment is resurrected? : UNDIES
21-down – Setter imbibing drink way down in Austria? : SKIRUN
22-down – Player, owner of small vehicle, we hear? : MINNIE
24-down – Team’s wing : SIDE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.