This crossword No. 3480 clues and answers were published on Sun 16 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3480 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Amazing acrostic about a country : COSTARICA
6-across – Bitter note : SHARP
9-across – Regular time for episode : EVENT
10-across – Actor, terrible at reading : TRAGEDIAN
11-across – Defiant remark from habitual drunkard present : SOTHERE
12-across – Speaker at rear of lady chapel : ORATORY
13-across – Queen attending stage play : VICTORIASTATION
15-across – It bore forbidden fruit – in legend, fewer took bananas : TREEOFKNOWLEDGE
18-across – Elected barrister to sum up : INBRIEF
20-across – Manipulates western points of view : WANGLES
22-across – French chemist varies oil output : LAVOISIER
23-across – Writer about to leave house : BINGO
24-across – Clergyman caught on immediately : CANON
25-across – Heels were broken in another place : ELSEWHERE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Game show : CHESS
2-down – Show place sect rebuilt : SPECTACLE
3-down – Fashion trade company’s style of interior design : ARTDECO
4-down – Banged up often, I’m close to parole, and not a moment too soon : INTHENICKOFTIME
5-down – Not knowing what to say, unable to go at Scrabble? : ATALOSSFORWORDS
6-down – Composer from Wales met an arranger : SMETANA
7-down – I start to support a married friend : AMIGO
8-down – Girl, possibly ten, describing a type of poker : PENNYANTE
13-down – Uncommonly civil about threesome, or biting : VITRIOLIC
14-down – No decline, unfortunately, in laziness : INDOLENCE
16-down – Work in one, on view : OPINION
17-down – Weapon made from pine – hollow base missing : LONGBOW
19-down – Labour statesman getting head round onset of violence : BEVAN
21-down – Vexed about contralto’s first record : SCORE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.