This crossword No. 3072 clues and answers were published on Sun 07 Aug 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3072 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Responsible for worker being late : BEHINDHAND
6-across – Content of the picture Ben Hur, say : EPIC
10-across – What movement of timer could be worth : MERIT
11-across – Gourmet may be tense after examination in German city : BONVIVANT
12-across – Drink wine second : SUPPORT
13-across – End of the article, in part, backed girl : ELEANOR
14-across – Pop song, ‘Dead End Street’? : ROADTONOWHERE
17-across – Male with two small sons entering such a state, possibly the Bay State : MASSACHUSETTS
21-across – Bird, duck, included in list : ROOSTER
23-across – Paint a picture of fish by harbour : PORTRAY
24-across – Not the sort of drink you’d want in the jungle? : SNAKEBITE
25-across – Plant in southern border : SEDGE
26-across – Adult novel develops in a different way : ANEW
27-across – King muttered mysteriously about large percussion instrument : KETTLEDRUM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Confuse married American during social gathering : BEMUSE
2-down – Her book on capital generated by plant : HERBPARIS
3-down – Is one expected to stand for it? : NATIONALANTHEM
4-down – Home from a short spell in Panama? : HABITAT
5-down – Fabric having a fine edge after Anns embroidery : NANKEEN
7-down – Simple map I found enclosed : PLAIN
8-down – Exclusive groups, terribly esoteric : COTERIES
9-down – Novel rich wise editor revised : CIDERWITHROSIE
15-down – Film good-natured jockey : EASYRIDER
16-down – Delicious food in bar? I am so mistaken : AMBROSIA
18-down – Emma, for example, needs two drugs : HEROINE
19-down – Sip neat rum – that’s wise? : SAPIENT
20-down – My clue involved a college : LYCEUM
22-down – A hero around Chicago airport : OHARE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.