This crossword No. 3181 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Sep 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3181 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Require last of wine in study to be brought over : NEED
3-across – Run away from stalker on cycle : TURNTAIL
7-across – Old shoes for those collecting shellfish? : WINKLEPICKERS
10-across – Antony’s wife in new coat, by the way : OCTAVIA
11-across – Excessively optimistic, girl at conclusion of programme : ROSEATE
12-across – Teach painting back home : TRAIN
14-across – A pound in one country or another : AUSTRALIA
16-across – County type pair confused crossing river : TIPPERARY
17-across – Organised tour round duke’ house : TUDOR
19-across – Doctor receiving one cable about a peruke : PERIWIG
21-across – Type of marsupial – very large number seen across Italian river : OPOSSUM
23-across – Achieve one’s full potential using it in meeting : GETITTOGETHER
24-across – Alienate corrupt sergeant : ESTRANGE
25-across – Initially one blows on each instrument : OBOE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Now for the first time, left IOW town : NEWPORT
2-down – Painter from southern state : ERNST
3-down – Finest fruit for most important person : TOPBANANA
4-down – Come back with extremely rare dog : RECUR
5-down – A reserve tutor somehow makes a valuable discovery : TREASURETROVE
6-down – Put in, batting, played for time : INSTALLED
8-down – Terribly relevant, read about women’s perfume : LAVENDERWATER
9-down – Wager over a Greek character : BETA
13-down – A second page on pheasant eating a vegetable : ASPARAGUS
15-down – It speaks for itself, one mayor’s in difficulty : SAYNOMORE
16-down – Characters in class : TYPE
18-down – Deep regret about son breaking in again : REMORSE
20-down – Agree fare : GETON
22-down – Form of address used in India has upset one bishop : SAHIB
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.