This crossword No. 3397 clues and answers were published on Sun 06 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3397 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Friend, old countertenor, comes from a city in California : PALOALTO
5-across – Unpretentious representative inhabiting isle abroad : SIMPLE
9-across – Late drink may make bad thing better : NIGHTCAP
10-across – Dog, good thing to have following onset of burglaries : BASSET
12-across – A second artist brought back bouquet : AROMA
13-across – Go on, smile, having broken down newly-coined word : NEOLOGISM
14-across – At which one may have been punished if stealing mail : WHIPPINGPOST
18-across – George Hepplewhite’s PM? : CABINETMAKER
21-across – Discourage fellow cleaner : DETERGENT
23-across – Bottle-neck? : NERVE
24-across – Sexy Italian breaking heart? Just the reverse : EROTIC
25-across – Seek a tip cooking what’s often served with chips? : STEAKPIE
26-across – Sailor needing to achieve objective : TARGET
27-across – Mother may go after this clergyman : REVEREND
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Colonialist entertaining scholar and author : PENMAN
2-down – Large body of soldiers, say, described by hero : LEGION
3-down – Almost lost Asian ruler in Russian city : ASTRAKHAN
4-down – Boring person studies children’s writer : TRAINSPOTTER
6-down – Leaders of industry deny accident harmed our state : IDAHO
7-down – Greek god mysteriously poisoned : POSEIDON
8-down – One male brought in possessions for valuation : ESTIMATE
11-down – Tossed confetti at us in opera : COSIFANTUTTE
15-down – Novelist suppressing joke – it’s fruity : GREENGAGE
16-down – Rigorous appraisal of a trial involving police branch : ACIDTEST
17-down – A racket, rising commotion in slaughterhouse : ABATTOIR
19-down – Complain about onset of pig flu : GRIPPE
20-down – Motto on one side of court : LEGEND
22-down – Put up beams in the auditorium : RAISE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.