This crossword No. 3256 clues and answers were published on Sun 22 Feb 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3256 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Film, hi-tech, BT released : THEBITCH
5-across – Wine in tavern, endless wine : BARSAC
9-across – Holder’s jacket : ENVELOPE
10-across – Cannon and Ball? : POMPOM
11-across – Cannon in capital – one fired by me, originally : CAROM
12-across – Legitimate, our Brent activity : TRUEBORN
15-across – Better skill shown by PM’s gardener : CAPABILITYBROWN
18-across – Satanist crudely drawn in book : ASTUDYINSCARLET
19-across – Unmarried man, composer, rejected part : BACHELOR
21-across – King, a set behind, is broken : KAPUT
24-across – Notice one present in strange metallic element : RADIUM
25-across – Adult to draw off small measure if need be : ATAPINCH
26-across – Bombed British house : BLOTTO
27-across – Nondescript articles that snow damaged : WHATNOTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Swimming coach in river finds item of clothing : TRENCHCOAT
2-down – Caught in the Ivel, very young eel : ELVER
3-down – I criticise a bum in capital city : ISLAMABAD
4-down – Political organisation adopting hard line with the US Congress : CAPITOLHILL
6-down – Sailor holding crowd up, producing weapon : ABOMB
7-down – Hooter goes at end of marvellous championship game : SUPERBOWL
8-down – Happen to score, to make the grade : COME
13-down – See 8 : UPTOSCRATCH
14-down – Splitting your sides? Hospital may have to put you — ——-! : INSTITCHES
16-down – Finished up at top, surprisingly, around one, accompanied by daughter : PUTPAIDTO
17-down – Where accidents often occur – parking lots back abroad : BLACKSPOT
20-down – Heroin planted on relative in resort : HAUNT
22-down – Punter initially taking a lively interest in a horse : PINTO
23-down – Food – good spread : GRUB
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.