This crossword No. 3221 clues and answers were published on Sun 22 Jun 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3221 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rings round the lines in play : OTHELLO
5-across – Voice coming from chemical toilet : ALTO
9-across – Former policeman upset owner, stern brute : BOWSTREETRUNNER
10-across – Herb’s prison sentence announced : THYME
11-across – A duke on important assignment gains access : ADMISSION
12-across – B-big clumsy person is fat : BLUBBER
13-across – Hide and seek? Not half, on Greek island : SECRETE
15-across – Illegal act of dealer in stolen goods : OFFENCE
17-across – Caretaker’s to start to repaint after start of new year? : JANITOR
18-across – Cheat girl, unusually languid : LETHARGIC
20-across – At home a gym is unsuitable : INAPT
22-across – One may take one before the rest : SLEEPINGDRAUGHT
23-across – Article on Tyneside girl : ANNE
24-across – Stormy weather and wind : WREATHE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Ball put over it in field of activity : ORBIT
2-down – Enquiry after the governor uncovers sexual activity : HOWSYOURFATHER
3-down – Brittle rocks in trash can : LITTERBIN
4-down – Outdoor work drop of early rain affected : OPENAIR
5-down – This Greek goddess merits a bust : ARTEMIS
6-down – Trips in French town : TOURS
7-down – Popular point of view over neat poker hand? : INSIDESTRAIGHT
8-down – Splendour of Greek amphitheatre, initially under ground : GRANDEUR
12-down – Of little use in Merseyside town close to both Widnes and St Helens? : BOOTLESS
14-down – Voltaire character scoffing at one seeking election : CANDIDATE
16-down – Princess, English with upper-class spirit : EUGENIE
17-down – Bird sailor associated with break of day, mostly : JACKDAW
19-down – Tree in Anglo-Saxon enclosure : ASPEN
21-down – Name of bird, extremely large : TITLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.