This crossword No. 3987 clues and answers were published on Sun 19 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3987 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Footballer, one with marriage potential : KEEPER
4-across – One who painted his mother, a referee? : WHISTLER
9-across – Desired being massaged in the auditorium : NEEDED
10-across – SEALs ran amok in military stores : ARSENALS
12-across – Fools around in baths : SPAS
13-across – Back in control, staggered to welcome cast etc. : REELECTED
15-across – Antique storage item, one that’s cracked: it’s a familiar story : OLDCHESTNUT
18-across – Largely racy, I compose silly, amusing entertainments : COMICOPERAS
21-across – Nap, Sweetie? : REFRESHER
22-across – Send out some remittances : EMIT
24-across – Confused: tempura’s getting further from mouth : UPSTREAM
25-across – Shed next to empty lighthouse, a grand edifice : CASTLE
26-across – In Athens, letter written – returned – blast! : DETONATE
27-across – Everyman affectedly starts to speechify in extremely shapeless garment : ONESIE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Monarchs getting to finally sojourn in Caribbean destination : KINGSTON
2-down – Dodgy dealers pocketing money and gemstones : EMERALDS
3-down – Tent’s roof removed for Olympic event : EPEE
5-down – Spooner’s made callous deer a means of transporting goods : HORSEANDCART
6-down – Cliché in way of playing music genre : STEREOTYPE
7-down – Part of humble Antony’s humble abode : LEANTO
8-down – Make one’s home and manage without parking : RESIDE
11-down – I promise bravery after angry and shocked exclamation : CROSSMYHEART
14-down – Afraid to manage space with multiple layers? : CHICKENRUN
16-down – Archbishops in particular ate seconds : PRIMATES
17-down – In a way, weariest – put another way … : ASITWERE
19-down – Where you can see football team crumbled : GROUND
20-down – Compensate for TV with no power? : OFFSET
23-down – Piece – albeit weak – numerous at the outset? : PAWN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.