This crossword No. 3888 clues and answers were published on Sun 18 Apr 2021 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3888 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rattled by death, calm Shakespearean character : LADYMACBETH
9-across – Collected idiot found in a body of water : AMASSED
10-across – Initially oriental recreation, it generates animalist miniature imagery? : ORIGAMI
11-across – Best section of comparative literature : ELITE
12-across – Where might you find plates of meat under a desk? : FOOTREST
14-across – Unhappy interrogator runs away twice, becomes diplomat : NEGOTIATOR
15-across – Flipping catastrophe leading to ill temper : MOOD
17-across – After a drop of Hermitage, old boy wanting seconds where food’s prepared : HOBS
19-across – Handsome narcissist in angry radio broadcast : DORIANGRAY
21-across – Hard to ignore anguished moving prayer : AGNUSDEI
23-across – Virgin goddess. Guardian angel? Not entirely : DIANA
25-across – Ma wanting marsh tits represented in casual clothing : TSHIRTS
26-across – Protective equipment that may be black and hairy? : LABCOAT
27-across – Movie’s averages sources of pleasure, we’re told : MEANSTREETS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Activity of oaf, primarily indolent, lazy, no good? : LOAFING
2-down – Tense up, seeing cobblers, etc : DESSERTS
3-down – Announced young woman is accomplished : MADE
4-down – One with sweet tooth’s terribly chic: oh, cool! : CHOCOHOLIC
5-down – A depicter of English rural life, he brought down Al Capone : ELIOT
6-down – He’s next to a bar, temperature becoming hot, getting rejection : HEAVEHO
7-down – Well, hot drink dispelled any hatred : HALEANDHEARTY
8-down – Pithy bard launched pretentious annual celebration : BIRTHDAYPARTY
13-down – Everyman’s drained Soave in pubs with posh ladies : BARONESSES
16-down – Dine out in France: the starters of intestines and brains ingested – unfit for consumption : INEDIBLE
18-down – Moral philosopher, dishonest pig : BENTHAM
20-down – Rationale for decapitation: acts of betrayal : REASONS
22-down – Spy … or vicar? Odd characters noted in country : SYRIA
24-down – Slight component of fisherman’s lures : SLUR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.