This crossword No. 3089 clues and answers were published on Sun 04 Dec 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3089 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pointed remark made in pub by bishop : BARB
3-across – Was brilliant securing work across America demonstrating a musical instrument : SOUSAPHONE
9-across – Turn on one, a villainous ensign : IAGO
10-across – Cautious about girl offering wine : CHARDONNAY
11-across – Soft soap used with facecloth : FLANNEL
13-across – Gift of pence – consider as an affront : PRESENT
14-across – Many thousands milling about round federation’s capital for ages : AMONTHOFSUNDAYS
17-across – At home in flat, good girl produces a type of oil : EVENINGPRIMROSE
20-across – The sort of wedding one must be expecting to have? : SHOTGUN
22-across – Neo-Nazi fellow is cast out : FASCIST
23-across – Real idiots misread leading articles : EDITORIALS
24-across – One put in large order : FIAT
25-across – In which one starting school may be excellent : FIRSTCLASS
26-across – Couple on the radio promoting fruit : PEAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One may hold papers in short legal action : BRIEFCASE
2-down – Complicated procedure pouring millions into capital function : RIGMAROLE
4-down – Old leader of Turks greeting Desdemona’s husband : OTHELLO
5-down – Predicaments caused by quarrels about Ecstasy : SCRAPES
6-down – More papers translated about end of reign of William and Mary, say : PROPERNAMES
7-down – Snow leopard, one of sixteen in a pound : OUNCE
8-down – Extremely exhilarating conclusion to army exercises in country : EGYPT
12-down – Love child eating one, a piece of cake : NOTHINGTOIT
15-down – Native of Lincoln checking roots? : ABORIGINE
16-down – Observer magazine : SPECTATOR
18-down – Popular male entertained by girl in seedy bar : GINMILL
19-down – Draws Hornung character : RAFFLES
20-down – Female with a fiver, initially produced from bundle : SHEAF
21-down – Willow, very large one approaching outskirts of Esher : OSIER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.