This crossword No. 3108 clues and answers were published on Sun 23 Apr 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3108 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bitter attack made by Diane before a race : DIATRIBE
5-across – Man, a Scottish island? : STAFFA
9-across – Where the bigwigs sit and work during pitched battle? : TOPTABLE
10-across – Bottle, a drop of Rioja, brought into small restaurant : CARAFE
11-across – Free, the BBC? Not initially : UNTIE
13-across – Confused outpouring from a boy after argument : WORDSALAD
15-across – Game, the man given courage by second drink : SPINTHEBOTTLE
18-across – Girl : VIRGINIAWATER
20-across – Excited rangers following me, a diving duck : MERGANSER
22-across – Willing to study? Yes, at first : READY
23-across – Go about with couple : REPAIR
24-across – Society bringing great delight to staff : GLEECLUB
26-across – Eager to hang paintings around study : ARDENT
27-across – Said about one card game that’s novel : ORIGINAL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Diversion caused by daughter changing route : DETOUR
2-down – Repast with pie freshly baked for an hors d’oeuvre : APPETISER
3-down – Little girl, one captured by artist : RIA
4-down – I saw lobster cooked in the servants’ quarter : BELOWSTAIRS
6-down – HGV, sort partner crashed : TRANSPORTER
7-down – Delicate, female at bar : FRAIL
8-down – Need bar refurbished round east of city : ABERDEEN
12-down – Joy involves one male in murder : ELIMINATION
14-down – Flighty creature brewed ale, surprisingly, in outskirts of Redcar : REEDWARBLER
16-down – Waterproof for boy caught in awful rain after onset of typhoon : TARPAULIN
17-down – Verse by me turned up in a song and a prayer : AVEMARIA
19-down – Character making percussion instrument’s sound : SYMBOL
21-down – Quickly accomplished air attack across centre of Memphis : RAPID
25-down – Food item, for example, put on top of gammon : EGG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.