This crossword No. 28709 clues and answers were published on Sat 19 Mar 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 28709 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Tiger may be present, circling home of 19 17 : CATHERINE
10-across – Dishonest meat ration finally eaten : VENAL
11-across – Drank to excess back in storehouse : DEPOT
12-across – Where sailors may gather and attend regularly to get soaked : MARINATED
13-across – Setter’s lighter stakeholder? : IMPALER
14-across – Airline perks for our relatives : BABOONS
17-across – Massive thanks, work unit from the East : GREAT
19-across – Article used in anaesthesia : THE
20-across – 19 17 is safe : PETER
21-across – Mother of Sphinx and an Australian native : ECHIDNA
22-across – Not prepared and not studied! Why, for crying out loud? : UNREADY
24-across – She was never expecting invalid soldier to tour India : NULLIPARA
26-across – Compiler had been at the forefront and did nothing : IDLED
28-across – Fat chance, at the end, to sneak in half-observed : OBESE
29-across – 19 17 relax and start to enjoy mingling : ALEXANDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A child, oddly sharp : ACID
2-down – Boost for cats and dogs? : STEPUP
3-down – Attend live performance, catch Covid and possibly end like this : VENTILATED
4-down – Rage quietly when heartless misnomer is used : SIMMER
5-down – Dreadful Isis can somehow be irresistible : TERRIBLE
6-down – 19 across 5 becoming vain when leader demoted : IVAN
7-down – What does it take to make one count? It’s complicated : UNITCOST
8-down – 5, 50 and a 500 for 19 across 13 across : VLAD
13-down – German leader is welcomed by devious Lenin round fine fireplace : INGLE
15-down – Two-sided supermajor engaging one craftsman : BIPARTISAN
16-down – Surely dropping cigarette end is rude : SURLY
18-down – 19 across 22 across urge to leave three-legged structure : ETHELRED
19-down – Shakespeare’s wife leaving one hospital after a short time: where did she go? : THATAWAY
22-down – Essentially, scroungers accompanying rising artist mostly like Beaujolais nouveau : UNAGED
23-down – Reported an indecent hint : ALLUDE
24-down – See 13 : NOOK
25-down – As just mentioned, set up intermediation : IDEM
27-down – Blast and mend : DARN
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.