This crossword No. 2983 clues and answers were published on Sun 30 Nov 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2983 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Verse, one read by short eccentric clergyman : VICAR
4-across – Playboy’s black gun dog : JETSETTER
9-across – Very serious, the Parisian being deleted from register : CHRONIC
10-across – Master misguided about one Greek goddess : ARTEMIS
11-across – Move southward to develop land : TOUCHDOWN
12-across – Area in actual miles : REALM
13-across – Preliminary event Austrian crier broadcast : CURTAINRAISER
17-across – A taking of liberties? Concept I lie about to church : POETICLICENCE
19-across – The Spanish left island, US island : ELLIS
21-across – After spin, reportedly pilot’s a good example to follow : ROLEMODEL
23-across – Order Green Beret to fire round : COMMAND
24-across – Clipping from special edition shown to court : EXTRACT
25-across – Williams, say, showing extraordinary net sense at end of game : TENNESSEE
26-across – Machine responsible for state of agitation, mostly : LATHE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Leave Virginia to provide food? Not entirely : VACATE
2-down – Architectural eyesore in stone : CARBUNCLE
3-down – Farm operated with support of church : RANCH
4-down – Handyman in lift, roasted dreadfully about sink : JACKOFALLTRADES
5-down – Where teachers were in a class of their own? : TRAININGCOLLEGE
6-down – Divert to harbour : ENTERTAIN
7-down – Volunteers to house a member from Florida resort : TAMPA
8-down – Girl, Flower Queen in May : ROSEMARY
14-down – Give back control, say : REINSTATE
15-down – Firm dates broken in rapid succession : STEADFAST
16-down – Blow up and erupt, possibly enveloping country’s capital : UPPERCUT
18-down – Light-hearted bishop, flexible : BLITHE
20-down – Christmas coming up? Get in a bit of mixed fruit : LEMON
22-down – Copper, and others, after leader of Mafia? : METAL
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.