This crossword No. 2970 clues and answers were published on Sun 31 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ineffectual type makes fortune importing Edam, surprisingly : LAMEDUCK
5-across – Foreign correspondent? : PENPAL
9-across – Reflective attitude adopted by a Greek writer : AESOP
10-across – Poor devil in winter at a seaside resort? : LOWSEASON
12-across – Took longish walk foolishly? That’s rich, coming from you! : LOOKWHOSTALKING
13-across – One entering large order : FIAT
14-across – Guide European celebrity : POLESTAR
18-across – Noah and rest adrift in large body of water : NORTHSEA
19-across – Get rid of outhouse : SHED
22-across – An excursion is their suggestion, possibly : SIGHTSEEINGTOUR
24-across – Boy, unusually relaxed about one : ALEXANDER
25-across – Private meal – daughter excluded : INNER
26-across – Opening of exhibition, flower festival : EASTER
27-across – He initially rang one about freeloader : HANGERON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – The French holding one sailor on line responsible : LIABLE
2-down – Mistress’s ire got out of control in this familiar song : MISSOTISREGRETS
3-down – What may help to make things clearer along the way? : DIPSWITCH
4-down – Appeal to prisoner snatching the whole lot : CALLON
6-down – English spring evident in Surrey town : EWELL
7-down – Game, Pinner scout’s playing with her : PUSSINTHECORNER
8-down – Did she make a stack during the war? : LANDGIRL
11-down – Wrote, worried about onset of this type of decay : WETROT
15-down – What’ll help to make jockeys placid? : EASYGOING
16-down – Upset girl, say : INASTATE
17-down – Key member with resolve : LEGEND
20-down – I go astray in SA mountain range : SIERRA
21-down – Make a short journey after tedious rehearsal : DRYRUN
23-down – Find the start of the watercourse : TRACE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.