This crossword No. 3253 clues and answers were published on Sun 01 Feb 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3253 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Rascal affected by onset of school : SCAMP
4-across – Spike on brass choker : NECKLACE
10-across – Heavenly body of huge celebrity : GIANTSTAR
11-across – Follow suit, holding hearts : CHASE
12-across – SW19 catchphrase? : ANYONEFORTENNIS
13-across – Book finally reduced : ATLAS
14-across – LA or Lima, otherwise a city in Texas : AMARILLO
17-across – Amaze son with it, playing in wood : ASTONISH
20-across – Singer from Crete? No, Rhodes : TENOR
22-across – To settle argument, hold the best there is : HAVETHELASTWORD
24-across – Name old boy, one in service : ROBIN
25-across – Goddesses – possibly three, if us : THEFURIES
26-across – Composer almost bitten by boy’s dog : ALSATIAN
27-across – Handy baroque composer : HAYDN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Dispense with guidepost on a path : SIGNAWAY
2-down – Flower girl left, pinched by naughty Lisa : AMARYLLIS
3-down – What to do with a trainer making blunder? : PUTONESFOOTINIT
5-down – Play in a tie : ETRURIA
6-down – Out of play : KICKEDINTOTOUCH
7-down – A profit in return : AGAIN
8-down – Flat’s old, nevertheless : EVENSO
9-down – Employees on a Scottish island : STAFFA
15-down – Smoke with city girl : LONDONIVY
16-down – Exploits rated silly by boy : TRADESON
18-down – Sloth? One near it is -trembling : INERTIA
19-down – Fire gun? : HEATER
21-down – Language from that woman inside hydro : SHERPA
23-down – Feelings caused by bishop entering contests : VIBES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.