This crossword No. 3242 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Nov 2008 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3242 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shy? So drink : SHANDY
4-across – Stiffness shown by celebrity at church : STARCH
8-across – Star entertainer needs finest fruit : TOPBANANA
11-across – Loaded and left Yemeni port : LADEN
12-across – Girl in hostel in Darlington : LINDA
13-across – I’m plus one, playing rashly : ONIMPULSE
14-across – This was first brought into town to make parachutes : THISTLEDOWN
16-across – Favoured brief, one man quick on the uptake : INTELLIGENT
19-across – Be eager to land in US city : LONGBEACH
21-across – Take off from Stansted, initially, on holiday : STRIP
23-across – RC priest’s inside getting a souvenir : RELIC
24-across – Kitchener may have had a hand in it : OVENGLOVE
25-across – A herb tea brewed in east : TISANE
26-across – A guy, relaxed : ATEASE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Make one’s home in a small market town : SETTLE
2-down – Tree in a small enclosure : ASPEN
3-down – Playwright has tipple with expert right away : DRAMATIST
5-down – A bulb can be extremely useful in the end : TULIP
6-down – Reportedly studied flying machine close to nearest celestial body : REDPLANET
7-down – Watch trapper : HUNTER
9-down – Drink – all do it wildly after a short working day : AMONTILLADO
10-down – Hymn from leader of Wesleyans in habit I deem unfit : ABIDEWITHME
14-down – Musical instruments in largest complex : TRIANGLES
15-down – Inadvertent mistake concerning landmark : OVERSIGHT
17-down – Girl has drop of Tokay wine : CLARET
18-down – A gun each : APIECE
20-down – Scholar to study English philosopher : BACON
22-down – Spanish drink port? Yes, in Germany : RIOJA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.