This crossword No. 3970 clues and answers were published on Sun 13 Nov 2022 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3970 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Means of contact represented in ladies’ dreams : EMAILADDRESS
9-across – Goes quickly: beers found here : BARRELS
10-across – In France, is one almost beginning to investigate a country? : ESTONIA
11-across – Everyman’s beginning to get kiss, first to occur : EXIST
12-across – A key assistant in S. Australian city : ADELAIDE
14-across – Legendary Celt in groundbreaking art: hurrah! : KINGARTHUR
15-across – Playful bow : ARCH
17-across – We’re told that man’ll get better : HEAL
19-across – A Catholic demanding act of praise : ACCLAIMING
21-across – Where to buy goose and gander : BUTCHERS
23-across – Old photo more likely to exude its fluid, you say? : SEPIA
25-across – At least one northern zone redeveloped – right, duck? : NONZERO
26-across – Where cuts are – and are not – performed? : THEATRE
27-across – In the States, a wrong number : ANAESTHETIST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Bird seen around Australia, very remote creature : MARTIAN
3-down – Granite’s disintegrating; it’s not chemically reactive : INERTGAS
4-down – And some primordial soup : ALSO
5-down – Incredibly appallingly : DREADFULLY
6-down – Old flame to get to 50 and celebrate : EXTOL
7-down – Increasingly fine and restrain Greek characters from the South : SUNNIER
8-down – Model’s partner gathered nuts to do what’s necessary : MAKETHEGRADE
9-down – Cause insupportable costs, as flooded river may? : BREAKTHEBANK
13-down – Food’s kept here; cook storms out : STOCKROOMS
16-down – Most squiffy? Advice: short nap : TIPSIEST
18-down – Insect queen held up appendage : ANTENNA
20-down – Drive? Sadly, time’s up : IMPETUS
22-down – Hysterically yelling, extremely noisy animal, primarily! : HYENA
24-down – Upset, hot and cold, tense: I feel irritation : ITCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.