This crossword No. 3642 clues and answers were published on Sun 24 Jul 2016 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3642 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Silver in swamp? It’s an illusion : MIRAGE
4-across – Sun, great comfort : SOLACE
8-across – Deduction about anger with me for loss of confidence : DISCOURAGEMENT
10-across – Defeats with swords : FOILS
11-across – Soldier on exercises, singular in honour : PERSEVERE
12-across – Smuggled goods in car not uncommonly used by group : CONTRABAND
14-across – Bishop with insolence causing deviation : BLIP
16-across – Hard, ignoring front row : TIFF
18-across – Slim script I revised with no right to be glib : SIMPLISTIC
21-across – Expenses from past masters : OVERHEADS
23-across – Absolutely excellent in speech : PLUMB
24-across – Disorder of noisy bar held up piece by Gershwin : RHAPSODYINBLUE
25-across – Carbon, material for pencil : CRAYON
26-across – Interfere with sound of gong : MEDDLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Second inspector going over story containing a change : MODIFICATION
2-down – Unfinished matter raised in controlled language : RUSSIAN
3-down – List of words and tips from author in magazine : GLOSSARY
4-down – Pea soup, as gran ordered, lacking nothing : SUGARSNAP
5-down – Walk heavily with burden : LUMBER
6-down – Opening of cinema formerly with a large screen : CONCEAL
7-down – Abandon work to follow doctor : DROP
9-down – Claimed beeps ruined animated film : DESPICABLEME
13-down – Musical benefit about gear with plug : BRIGADOON
15-down – Internet provider in stupid deal : DISPENSE
17-down – Say nothing to stop more uninhibited student : FRESHER
19-down – Riotous set, loud and untidy : TOUSLED
20-down – Carpenter easily upset : CHIPPY
22-down – Beginning to struggle, artist lacking good protein : SOYA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.