This crossword No. 3409 clues and answers were published on Sun 05 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3409 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Escape for holiday abroad : BREAKOUT
5-across – Stretch of lake twists to the west : SPRAWL
9-across – Lottery could cause son to shed tears : SWEEP
10-across – Support worker accused : DEFENDANT
12-across – Hospital doctor injecting substance right into bottom : REGISTRAR
13-across – Total, say : UTTER
14-across – Considered striking after spring, so planned carefully : WELLTHOUGHTOUT
18-across – Need MOT? GT somehow not right, please understand : DONTGETMEWRONG
20-across – Fighter plane hit? One’s lost power : MIGHT
22-across – Diver with net revealing explosive device : BOOBYTRAP
24-across – Thug’s hairy pet : ROUGHNECK
25-across – Actress in part of Dumas heroine : ASHER
26-across – Former name of Ottawa, according to name on tug : BYTOWN
27-across – Girl’s back at school to get a laxative : SENNAPOD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Writer eating only half of stew in restaurant : BISTRO
2-down – Star anise, say, always growing : EVERGREEN
3-down – Reportedly drops off a novel : KIPPS
4-down – Drunk carried out secretly : UNDERTHETABLE
6-down – Clerical worker in dock, drug dealer : PENPUSHER
7-down – A bit to one side : APART
8-down – Able to read and write Latin? Say again : LITERATE
11-down – Chinese restaurant speciality? Chef brought in fourteen I fancy! : FORTUNECOOKIE
15-down – Fine sight, a kaleidoscopic display : LIGHTSHOW
16-down – Title of new wine shop across river : OWNERSHIP
17-down – Film barmaids working : ADAMSRIB
19-down – Thin daughter did without : SPARED
21-down – Drawn, relative after onset of gout : GAUNT
23-down – Long story about Egypt’s leader : YEARN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.