This crossword No. 3047 clues and answers were published on Sun 13 Feb 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3047 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Dior’s the last word in fashion? : DERNIERCRI
6-across – Unsatisfactory, a bygone king : OFFA
10-across – Temporary place to stay, very large, in decay : ROOST
11-across – One bird and a piece of veal taken in by me from oven : MICROWAVE
12-across – Jumped in field – prelude to training? : LEAPT
13-across – Attack head, seizing power with speed : RAPIDNESS
14-across – Go round in circles in a hotel, struggling with cases : CHASEONESTAIL
18-across – Mercy shown by excellent chess player – petty officer, perhaps : QUARTERMASTER
20-across – Fetch feathers from shoot : BRINGDOWN
22-across – I had brought back nothing from US state : IDAHO
24-across – Involved in endless attempts to catch domestic pet : INTRICATE
25-across – Friend in Miami, golfing : AMIGO
26-across – Fuss excessively about daughter : TODO
27-across – An intuitive faculty suggesting she isn’t sex mad? : SIXTHSENSE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vagrant, extremely destitute old widow : DERELICT
2-down – Jack has drop of Armagnac after port wine : RIOJA
3-down – Also against article on pub acquisition : INTOTHEBARGAIN
4-down – Strange term involving a particular kind of painter : REMBRANDT
5-down – Run over English international after start of race : RECAP
7-down – Tell age of specially designed musical instrument : FLAGEOLET
8-down – Relaxed with drop of Scotch : ATEASE
9-down – Those offering help with anagrams do it so furtively : GOODSAMARITANS
15-down – Settled account and left : ACQUITTED
16-down – Tough line adopted by hospital department : STRINGENT
17-down – Preservative Rose spilled in shelter : CREOSOTE
19-down – Player, one wearing odd boots : OBOIST
21-down – One from Muscat? Old chap, upright character : OMANI
23-down – Offensive article defending fabrication : ALIEN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.