This crossword No. 3073 clues and answers were published on Sun 14 Aug 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3073 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Forward’s second goal : SEND
3-across – Boy delivering sea song : TOMBOWLING
9-across – A term possibly used about me and current measure : AMMETER
11-across – Article on gang working in desert : ABANDON
12-across – Made a substantial profit is what the charlady did : CLEANEDUP
13-across – Starter for high tea’s prepared with speed : HASTE
14-across – Dog : PITBULLTERRIER
18-across – Have a keen interest in editorial written about my game : FOLLOWMYLEADER
20-across – Gather a crowd : AMASS
22-across – US writer’s main war novel involving Knight : MARKTWAIN
24-across – Hint given by vicar, one occupying church stall : PREVIEW
25-across – Engaging divers to go after bag : WINSOME
26-across – Shocking? A drunk might be : STAGGERING
27-across – Little terror in heart of Arabian desert? : BRAT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Head of syndicate to flee concealing a work of art : SEASCAPE
2-down – Second in command, without feeling, wrote nastily : NUMBERTWO
4-down – Rose, topless, rowed : OARED
5-down – Bishop may help unfortunate son inside, swearing : BLASPHEMY
6-down – Like a sea dog’s face when beer at tea spilled? : WEATHERBEATEN
7-down – Important river business venture abandoned : INDUS
8-down – Look for a waterbird : GANDER
10-down – Severe scolding on a tug, English, at sea : TONGUELASHING
15-down – One may run across grass in garden with one : LAWNMOWER
16-down – Last always, reportedly, in effort : ENDEAVOUR
17-down – Ten traps set out in part of church : TRANSEPT
19-down – French writer penning page in college grounds : CAMPUS
21-down – Sphere of activity in Harare, naturally : ARENA
23-down – Tree in line also cut short : ROWAN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.