This crossword No. 3967 clues and answers were published on Sun 23 Oct 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3967 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Pares back, stingy – ‘until tomorrow’? : SLEEPTIGHT
6-across – In France, quietly left duck: it’s a disaster : FLOP
9-across – Fascinating song singer composed : ENGROSSING
10-across – Perhaps Pavlova going up and down? : ANNA
12-across – Finally scrawled argument on paper describing liberal fantasies : DREAMWORLDS
15-across – ‘Everyman’s regressive, small, far from fresh’ … and hurt! : MISUSED
16-across – Led Yank about wanting wardrobe? : NAKEDLY
17-across – A little conundrum, our scandalous tittle-tattle : RUMOURS
19-across – Major African nationalist, democratically elected liberating administrator, primarily? : MANDELA
20-across – Patience: second magical creature’s getting key : SELFCONTROL
23-across – Riot Act detains this Greek character : IOTA
24-across – Europeans darn lapels in need of repair : LAPLANDERS
25-across – Standard displayed at beginning/end of National Anthem? : NORM
26-across – Awfully tense shrews run out for bulletins : NEWSSHEETS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Tournament player to give up, did you say? : SEED
2-down – A border or two in the East End? : EDGE
3-down – Round up chaps being tipsy and cocksure : PROUDASPUNCH
4-down – ‘Alternatively stained’ : INSTEAD
5-down – Executioner’s game : HANGMAN
7-down – Publicans procure facilities : LANDLADIES
8-down – Demonstrates musical skill; barely pays out : PLAYSBYEAR
11-down – Purposeful meal on foundation – but there’s no answer : WORKINGLUNCH
13-down – Monet painting might provide this depiction of Elvis? : IMPRESSION
14-down – A Winter Olympic athlete eating muesli regularly? Not right now : ASKMELATER
18-down – Father Christmas following echo somewhere in New Mexico : SANTAFE
19-down – Irregularly stains, figuratively, one’s senses : MARBLES
21-down – Told of destiny in outdoor event : FETE
22-down – Divine figure sent up agreeable Spanish expression : ISIS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.