This crossword No. 3456 clues and answers were published on Sun 30 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3456 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shoulder bag, left by a chest, exploded : SATCHEL
5-across – Skegness finally got hotter, and crowded : SWARMED
9-across – Be excited about a run in vehicle : BUBBLECAR
10-across – Windproof jacket used by old man protecting chest : PARKA
11-across – Nerd starts to dismantle Wankel engines, each bit : DWEEB
12-across – Pests cause inns to be refurbished : NUISANCES
13-across – Money no object making an Astaire film? : THESKYSTHELIMIT
16-across – More cheesed off, alarmingly, about president defining a civil right : FREEDOMOFSPEECH
18-across – Shock when peeper gets key : EYEOPENER
20-across – Message he reportedly put on front of envelope : EMAIL
22-across – Foremost of carveries requests large barrels : CASKS
23-across – Drops rock band, dismissing explosive type of music involved : TRAPDOORS
24-across – Wrongly praised, padre is unlikely to lose heart : DESPAIR
25-across – Awfully bad rule, existing for a long time : DURABLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Correct copy reveals plot in case : SUBEDIT
2-down – Story about British food : TABLE
3-down – Ridiculous, as an underdone loaf may be : HALFBAKED
4-down – Fabulous creature with horns – closest men petrified : LOCHNESSMONSTER
5-down – Plain sailing? Right on! : STRAIGHTFORWARD
6-down – Greek character employed by local pharmacist : ALPHA
7-down – Two doctors describing swimming race close to Lancashire resort town : MORECAMBE
8-down – Absolutely determined, clique departed earlier : DEADSET
14-down – Number joining groups taking time off for morning coffee : ELEVENSES
15-down – I see what you’re saying : LIPREADER
16-down – Ripped off down end of road : FLEECED
17-down – Bishopric? Yes, possibly in difficult situation : HOLYSEE
19-down – Finished last of lasagna, Italian food : PASTA
21-down – Weapon taken from a disorderly crowd climbing on to top of building : ABOMB
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.