This crossword No. 2966 clues and answers were published on Sun 03 Aug 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2966 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Holy man, father, last in shrine : POPE
3-across – Restoring old boats, we work extremely hard : SWEATBLOOD
9-across – Delayed, left then had meal : LATE
10-across – Skill shown by a doctor getting its nose reset : ADROITNESS
12-across – Undecided matter highlighted by public enquiry : OPENQUESTION
15-across – One sat around outside minister’s house in part of the Pacific : TASMANSEA
17-across – Greek character one’s often seen at mouth of river : DELTA
18-across – Rental contract’s in Latin – help! : LEASE
19-across – Nobody can force me to release spy : FREEAGENT
20-across – What Tommy Cooper used to say right away : JUSTLIKETHAT
24-across – Heavy-metal rock fan, crazy individual : HEADBANGER
25-across – Sauce reduced? That’s a nuisance : PEST
26-across – Play down below, say : UNDERSTATE
27-across – Ice dancer showing article in study : DEAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – There’s cheek, turning up coarse dialogue in romantic comedy film : PILLOWTALK
2-down – Dramatist’s pub in town near London : POTTERSBAR
4-down – Slice with golf club? : WEDGE
5-down – Complete change of opinion over female expert : ABOUTFACE
6-down – Hope chest contains last gift brought over : BOTTOMDRAWER
7-down – Too many pills, so drove badly ending in misfortune : OVER
8-down – See 7 : DOSE
11-down – Conventional anaesthetist, 49 maybe? : SQUARENUMBER
13-down – Roquefort bishop – see clue he unravelled? : BLUECHEESE
14-down – Apple pie treat for a change – ‘taint bad : TARTETATIN
16-down – Terribly fast round English river – this may save one in difficulty : SAFETYNET
21-down – Unsuitable, it’s holding writer up : INEPT
22-down – A number getting free hand-outs : THOU
23-down – See 22 : SAND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.