This crossword No. 3118 clues and answers were published on Sun 02 Jul 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3118 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Drink drop of sherry immediately before dance : SNOWBALL
5-across – Vital to reform a country : LATVIA
9-across – Point out charge that involves a piece of espionage : INDICATE
10-across – Reportedly unable to move old plaster : STUCCO
11-across – Don gets upset with tennis call : NOTUP
12-across – Understand dignitary’s not in : FIGUREOUT
14-across – Spread scandal – he did this maliciously, right? : DISHTHEDIRT
18-across – Dangerously ill, advocate in film : LADOLCEVITA
21-across – Member of film crew arrived, then managed to screen The Graduate? : CAMERAMAN
23-across – Film director’s trailer about Oregon : IVORY
24-across – Member of rock band’s crew in bar, one describing article on Ecstasy : ROADIE
25-across – Russian girl with naval set at sea : SVETLANA
26-across – Expected girl to come back for governess : DUENNA
27-across – Happy to attend fund-raisers in best clothes? : GLADRAGS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One involved in covering Garmisch’s foremost sport : SKIING
2-down – Soft toy did strange thing : ODDITY
3-down – Withdraw support quietly – deal’s off : BACKPEDAL
4-down – After lucky escapes, the eleven players perhaps give vent to anger : LETOFFSTEAM
6-down – Player’s agent blowing top : ACTOR
7-down – Old carriage in London station : VICTORIA
8-down – One deserting a position at end of battle : APOSTATE
13-down – Stab awfully violent chap : GOTHICNOVEL
15-down – Extremely thin, came up with a diet that’s different : EMACIATED
16-down – Usher brings confused lord back : BLACKROD
17-down – A US lawyer, male, drinking salt water : ADAMSALE
19-down – Piece from Williamson, a tarantella : SONATA
20-down – Ignore detour : BYPASS
22-down – Be king then abdicate, not having son : REIGN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.