This crossword No. 3559 clues and answers were published on Sun 21 Dec 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3559 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pitch for all the players : CAST
3-across – Her husband’s often away – word is, wag’s worried : GRASSWIDOW
9-across – Album by 1 Across – an announcement at 19, perhaps : ALLCHANGE
11-across – Bar of gold I obtained around noon : INGOT
12-across – Went to rear of orchestra pit and played second fiddle? : TOOKABACKSEAT
14-across – Iberis spread across lake? That’s ludicrous : RISIBLE
16-across – A fool, cleaner to tell tales : CHARLIE
17-across – The M25, say – what’s said about small section? : ORBITAL
18-across – Water lilies – many round practice : LOTUSES
19-across – Awfully ostentatious name for a rail terminus : EUSTONSTATION
23-across – Soldier breaking free completely : RIGID
24-across – Groom’s partner, in good health in gaol : BRIDEWELL
25-across – Teams go off demonstrating a way of riding : SIDESADDLE
26-across – Drama in parking place : PLAY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – There’s much talk from me about mad character on TV : CHATTERBOX
2-down – Volley in Oval’s out of place? : SALVO
4-down – Disc on new label – sound familiar? : RINGABELL
5-down – Small point, say : SPEAK
6-down – Sporting arena with the ultimate in football on display inside? : WHITEHARTLANE
7-down – Understands about Italian boxer and medicinal drug : DIGITALIS
8-down – Possessing ingenuity, lead in Hamlet : WITH
10-down – Listen to all the LP, as good judges do : HEARBOTHSIDES
13-down – Loner plays foolishly, in my opinion : PERSONALLY
15-down – Drunken bum’s greed overwhelmed : SUBMERGED
16-down – Heavenly, Castile, rebuilt to enthral the Spanish : CELESTIAL
20-down – With a spherical shape, bored out : ORBED
21-down – Perfect suggestion over learner driver : IDEAL
22-down – Girl is touring Rhode Island : IRIS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.