This crossword No. 3234 clues and answers were published on Sun 21 Sep 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3234 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Chris drunk after drop of kümmel and brandy : KIRSCH
5-across – Ruth, for example, born at Lincoln? : BABE
8-across – Fighting with the military in civvies, create diversion : ACTIVESERVICE
11-across – Gullible type flourishing? Blow me! : GREENHORN
12-across – Girl rejected benefit : ASSET
13-across – One invested in property in fact : REALITY
15-across – Set off in time ahead of scaffolder : TRIGGER
16-across – Tragic romance here in Lombardy : CREMONA
18-across – Left in making better game : CURLING
20-across – Zeno, say, coming from Cyprus to Icaria : STOIC
21-across – A drunken sot is after a pint, ordered as a starter! : ANTIPASTO
23-across – Surprised chair, accepted a subordinate position : TOOKABACKSEAT
24-across – A great deal of land in Kansas I auctioned : ASIA
25-across – Take long steps in short trousers : STRIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Similarly situated, like the Owl and the Pussy-Cat? : INTHESAMEBOAT
3-down – Number, small, not odd? : SEVEN
4-down – One article supporting hospital’s record : HISTORY
5-down – Title, one held by composer : BARONET
6-down – Costume worn by a bride bemused army officer : BRIGADIER
7-down – Risk daughter’s wrath : DANGER
9-down – Strangest idea involved a West Sussex town : EASTGRINSTEAD
10-down – Celebrity’s launch, unfinished : STAR
14-down – Annoyed after golf club medal : IRONCROSS
16-down – Mould in shed : CAST
17-down – A monk accommodating a bishop in a US state : ALABAMA
18-down – Blade wounded girl : CUTLASS
19-down – Take rubbish over to cave : GROTTO
22-down – Writer holding king and queen in card game : POKER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.