This crossword No. 3717 clues and answers were published on Sun 07 Jan 2018 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3717 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Eager demon before a match not lacking heart : IMPATIENT
6-across – Front of ship supporting weight : PROW
8-across – Barriers broken by real pest involved in deceptive behaviour : FALSEPRETENCES
10-across – Sign changes, losing volume : ARIES
11-across – Horse in endless action after record back in time of greatest achievement : GOLDENAGE
12-across – Items as arranged for artist : MATISSE
14-across – Saint surrounded by snakes and crows : BOASTS
17-across – Difficult hearing : TRYING
18-across – Audibly dismissed, revolutionary pair left : OUTLOUD
20-across – Strengthen control, following evil creature east : REINFORCE
22-across – Diving bird black in colour apart from tail : GREBE
23-across – Doubts, even if temporary initially, harboured by assistants : SECONDTHOUGHTS
24-across – Happy tips in general accepted : GLAD
25-across – Critic’s article in German about time with performer : DETRACTOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Format mainly designed to be provocative : INFLAMMATORY
2-down – Friend not clear about right method of fortune-telling : PALMISTRY
3-down – Strain without opening lock : TRESS
4-down – Tea before the usual time holding amount of work up : EARLGREY
5-down – Gossip, tons and tons in story : TATTLE
6-down – Write note on amount paid for festival : PENTECOST
7-down – Musical drama in old age retaining power : OPERA
9-down – Shrewd sellers newly disposing of large piece of furniture : WELSHDRESSER
13-down – Cool gains for excited Democrat : SANGFROID
15-down – Bird coming from south to north, swallow around church : STONECHAT
16-down – Plant, cut by me, covering a bit : SOMEWHAT
19-down – Hero, dedicated, partly undermined : ERODED
21-down – One understanding dream : IDEAL
22-down – Fuss raised about last item of menu after good cheese : GOUDA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.