This crossword No. 3438 clues and answers were published on Sun 26 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3438 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Awful smell coming from small freshwater fish : STENCH
4-across – Charm, a cross, last in market : AMULET
8-across – Prepared to study unknown quantity : READY
9-across – Material wealth : SUBSTANCE
11-across – Scout, first to salute English dramatist : SPOTTER
12-across – Daughter coming in to mend broken piece : ODDMENT
13-across – Notice what’s given to departing soldiers? : MARCHINGORDERS
16-across – Come onto the stage in theatre in revised Osborne play : THEENTERTAINER
20-across – Soldier, in consequence, left umbrella : PARASOL
22-across – Figure old scam must take in mark : OCTAGON
23-across – Frozen, enter resort to make a political address : NUMBERTEN
24-across – Rouse oneself and dress : GETUP
25-across – Hard to acquire right container for animals to drink out of : TROUGH
26-across – Little boy, after short time, becomes difficult : TRICKY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Head of state rests uneasily showing strain : STRESS
2-down – Develop complex : ELABORATE
3-down – Mysterious tomb, one discovered by leader of Crusades : CRYPTIC
5-down – Bullfighter in form at a do recently : MATADOR
6-down – Knight having no chance to find weapon : LANCE
7-down – Paper in stand is English : TREATISE
9-down – Make fit for use low sort of accommodation : SERVICEFLAT
10-down – Preferred feathers delivered from London? : BROUGHTDOWN
14-down – Forceful eastern regent implicated in charge : ENERGETIC
15-down – Be quick, or set point’s lost : STEPONIT
17-down – Gathers in information over savings : NESTEGG
18-down – A whole number teeing off close to marker : INTEGER
19-down – Smart spook snatching short sleep : SNAPPY
21-down – Ladies’ man finding note in changing room : ROMEO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.