This crossword No. 3639 clues and answers were published on Sun 03 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3639 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Leading figure accepted support with hesitation : STANDARDBEARER
9-across – Complain about deceiver : LIAR
10-across – Expert politician can start to gain encouragement : PROMPTING
12-across – Outdoor work English rain ruined : OPENAIR
13-across – Track bearing north and south and back : SPONSOR
14-across – Inflexible doctor with refusal left one suffering itch : MONOLITHIC
16-across – Mug following wizard : FACE
18-across – Going westward in trek under attack : NUKE
19-across – Break from working not possessed by fearful energy : CONTRAVENE
21-across – Cakes made with rice as arranged, about fifty : ECLAIRS
22-across – Strong batting, perfect? : INTENSE
24-across – Just qualified after event’s leader gave up : EQUITABLE
26-across – Gold used by artist to create atmosphere : AURA
27-across – Moving dirt, spared poor burrowing arachnid : TRAPDOORSPIDER
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Rubbish, tons ready : TRIPE
3-down – Number above thousand in assembly as a rule : NORMALLY
4-down – Hopes to have endless jelly and food : ASPIRATIONS
5-down – Swindle involving upper-class pair : DUO
6-down – Use line in poem strangely unknown : EMPLOY
7-down – Control, say, put back : REINSTATE
8-down – Court star with degree of error, sadly losing love : ROGERFEDERER
11-down – Opening remark about church and people : COMMENCEMENT
13-down – Sins in tales designed to produce piety : SAINTLINESS
15-down – Family upset before I praise a racing driver : NIKILAUDA
17-down – Processed meat finished on drive over island : PASTRAMI
20-down – Elevated biography covering time with depth : LIFTED
23-down – Courage never wavering : NERVE
25-down – Shout of disapproval from oaf, right away : BOO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.