This crossword No. 2989 clues and answers were published on Sun 11 Jan 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 2989 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Baronet comprehends curve in graph : BARCHART
5-across – Approach and stop Bill nicking lettuce : ACCOST
10-across – Left port heavily loaded : LADEN
11-across – Forty made off stand-in spinner? : DOUBLETOP
12-across – Scary for one balanced in tree : CEDAROFLEBANON
14-across – Retort made by sapper about one job : RIPOSTE
15-across – Solve first of conundrums humorist raised : CLEARUP
17-across – A girl failing to finish after onset of eye complaint : EARACHE
19-across – A whirlwind ripped a door half off : TORNADO
21-across – Film brutish man with fireworks : ANIMALCRACKERS
24-across – Fruit that might go off? : PINEAPPLE
25-across – Lad out of bed by the sound of it, first thing? : SUNUP
26-across – Took home academic after loss of face : EARNED
27-across – Different in Lent, mass given by early Archbishop of Canterbury : STANSELM
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Invoice for advertisement : BILL
2-down – Over top of dish, sprinkle a pimiento : REDPEPPER
3-down – Where one may see aircraft hover when guarding river : HANGARS
4-down – Astronomical instrument I operated after work, getting excited close in : RADIOTELESCOPE
6-down – Bore gifts : CALIBRE
7-down – Frequently in temper, losing head : OFTEN
8-down – Where one may be employed to follow directions to the letter? : TYPINGPOOL
9-down – Promoter in Belgian city, put out … : PUBLICITYAGENT
13-down – …. feelers, tentatively, about a member getting a small PR gift? : FREESAMPLE
16-down – Alter back row : REARRANGE
18-down – Artist in country, first to expose sham : CHARADE
20-down – Playboy’s trendy, earns large amounts : RAKESIN
22-down – Hidden pub on outskirts of Esher : INNER
23-down – Tinned meat from Belgian town, third in hamper : SPAM
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.