This crossword No. 2992 clues and answers were published on Sun 01 Feb 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2992 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hold up piece of ermine from judge’s garment : ROBE
3-across – In which only brothers and sisters may be employed? : CLOSEDSHOP
10-across – Wife is at home nursing prisoners in a state : WISCONSIN
11-across – A shrub – gardener’s first rambling rose : GORSE
12-across – Joint in road caused annoyance : RANKLED
13-across – French chemist, super at developing : PASTEUR
14-across – Inadequate move involving rook gets summary treatment : SHORTSHRIFT
17-across – Provide background, as one working with props might : SETTHESCENE
20-across – Use veil wilily, becoming hard to pin down : ELUSIVE
22-across – Show more stamina than others abroad on holiday? : OUTSTAY
24-across – Second chapter provided one example of literature : SCIFI
25-across – Discussing a beating : GOINGOVER
26-across – Girl, failing to finish in front, is pointing in the wrong direction : MISLEADING
27-across – An advantage being rich? Not entirely : PLUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sappers fought, we hear, in deserts : REWARD
2-down – Concerns shown about boss, one in university department : BUSINESSSTUDIES
4-down – Hold out, then abandon final defensive position : LASTDITCH
5-down – Dawn, star at university : SUNUP
6-down – Type of biscuit shown in compendium I have : DIGESTIVE
7-down – Valets have first choice in service : HARVESTFESTIVAL
8-down – American writer to attempt verse : POETRY
9-down – Fellow to lubricate sword : FOIL
15-down – Dreadfully hot in French resort – that can make one vulnerable : ONTHINICE
16-down – Broadcasting : HISTORIAN
18-down – Goods thrown into the sea from planes : JETSAM
19-down – Island produce initially eaten by boy : CYPRUS
21-down – Crept from border with daughter : EDGED
23-down – Upset, set off in street clothes : TOGS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.