This crossword No. 28434 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 May 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28434 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Thin soil yielding metallic element : RAREEARTH
10-across – Late bloomer, briefly behind : ASTER
11-across – Exposed as ladies with a seedy past? : NAKED
12-across – Bizarrely, an opening for 11 digger provides job in growth area : GARDENING
13-across – Conflict over replacing article in shed : DISCORD
14-across – Believes book about fungal growth : ACCEPTS
17-across – Key work by artist that’s a bit of a nut : COPRA
19-across – One making regular entries in diary? : DAY
20-across – Earth turned rapidly, we hear : WORLD
21-across – Surreptitiously leave what today’s lady could have taken : SLIPOFF
22-across – Retiring poet : DRABBLE
24-across – Assess the situation, having deadheaded pot plant : TAKESTOCK
26-across – Serving of 28s is a likely source of fibre : SISAL
28-across – Cut selectively, purging fruit : PRUNE
29-across – Enough said about Beth working out 11 : INTHEBUFF
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Women’s backsides in border unnerve and frighten bird : WREN
2-down – Flighty males finally returned tools for today : DRAKES
3-down – Young Murphy used to make others supply a dope test? Nothing in that : SEEDPOTATO
4-down – Frozen stiff after first of frosts : FRIGID
5-down – Reluctant to house youngster? Here’s one who does : CHARLADY
6-down – Heard Stand 11 is empty : BARE
7-down – One provocatively removing weeds? : STRIPPER
8-down – Carrier handy today as Romeo has to pull on clothing … : TRUG
13-down – … coarse garments, luvvie, such as 2 go after? : DUCKS
15-down – Source of manure applied sparely for fast grower : COWPARSLEY
16-down – Singular blade for cutting marsh plant : SEDGE
18-down – Identify hedges beginning to require transplant : PRICKOUT
19-down – Bloomer by lawyer taking raised hat off : DAFFODIL
22-down – Sioux pick up good inside information : DAKOTA
23-down – Frontal display aroused dissent and division : BUSTUP
24-down – Smart operator hoarding booze : TOPE
25-down – South London police going north to make arrest : STEM
27-down – Get up from the ground, oddly ignoring oldie with pink organ : LIFT
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.