This crossword No. 3968 clues and answers were published on Sun 30 Oct 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3968 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tiny shrill sound perhaps … Young birds : WEEPINGWILLOWS
9-across – Everyman, note, tucked into very old booze : VINO
10-across – Hollywood big shots actively kept a chart : THERATPACK
11-across – Somewhat damp, ref abandons building : PREFAB
12-across – At last, interest and care shown adopting Pole : INTHEEND
13-across – Surely sad? Sad, surely : ASSUREDLY
15-across – Primarily, Antony’s spouse’s pets, sadly! : ASPS
16-across – Ultimately stuck to bath oil that’s in make-up bag : KOHL
17-across – Mending and sorting washed socks? : REPAIRING
21-across – Word from above: disheartened Jewish scholar leaves : KOHLRABI
22-across – In nobleman’s house, outspoken style : MANNER
24-across – Tenth hiker represented in sculpture : THETHINKER
25-across – Ably and supply : WELL
26-across – In war, new soldiers displayed malaise : WORLDWEARINESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Dodgy régimes may produce these? : EMIGRES
3-down – Strength of spirit in demonstration : PROOF
4-down – Outstanding number at head of data collection : NOTABLE
5-down – Who’ll shortly send you to sleep? : WEEWILLIEWINKIE
6-down – Nestled among azalea, N.T. officer’s shed? : LEANTO
7-down – Bully proposers horribly : OPPRESSOR
8-down – Approves another helping : SECONDS
14-down – Cushion on horseback, cowboy’s accessory : UPHOLSTER
16-down – Specialised skill? Get to work in the allotment immediately, says Spooner : KNOWHOW
18-down – One loves seeing Star Wars villain, helmet removed, capturing space station : ADMIRER
19-down – Post-Christmas débris is irritating : NEEDLES
20-down – Wide-ranging, strove to secure a run : VARIED
23-down – Absence of plonk nearly certain to end in failure : NOWIN
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.