This crossword No. 3988 clues and answers were published on Sun 26 Mar 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3988 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Not easy to get to café? Oh! Tour abandoned : OUTOFREACH
6-across – Second alternative to Uber’s non-unionised worker? : SCAB
9-across – Strengthened, nonetheless hairy? : BUTTRESSED
10-across – Everyman fled the country : IRAN
12-across – What’s found in toolbox? Grit, to be honest : SPIRITLEVEL
15-across – Send out letter from Athens with name from the East : EMANATE
16-across – Dodgy green card. Runs off. Imprisoned : ENCAGED
17-across – Quietened down and made payment : SETTLED
19-across – Teacher with vacuous thoughts speaks at length : RABBITS
20-across – Character seen at opening of aisle? : SILENTVOWEL
23-across – Its ruler? Al-za’im Qasim, early on! : IRAQ
24-across – Just blonde getting resented : FAIRMINDED
25-across – Blast of wind blowing away gold in summer period : GUST
26-across – Fresh edible leaves and Moroccan haricot beans finally seen in shop : NEWSAGENTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Starsailor B-sides describing celestial bodies : ORBS
2-down – Infants given little sips : TOTS
3-down – Acting to prevent shop collapsing, Spooner tells us : FORESTALLING
4-down – Convenient type of bathroom with redesigned unit, see? : ENSUITE
5-down – A bit of gear? Drug dealer shortly getting ecstasy : CHEMISE
7-down – A vicar, agog, reeling, seeing one who painted Christ : CARAVAGGIO
8-down – Bill’s wearing bracelets, riding horse somewhere in S Asia : BANGLADESH
11-down – Voting against #8 in government? : BLACKBALLING
13-down – Remaining springiest, leaping around : PERSISTING
14-down – Its canal is rebuilt for certain Spaniards : CASTILIANS
18-down – Take different route that’s taken in countryside via Teheran : DEVIATE
19-down – Medals perhaps found in drawers, surprisingly : REWARDS
21-down – PM wanting perfect garden : EDEN
22-down – Nakedly humble verses : ODES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.