This crossword No. 3995 clues and answers were published on Sun 14 May 2023 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Everyman Crossword No. 3995 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Clutches Greek serpents : GRASPS
4-across – Sailor’s assistant we’re told brings on cargo of bitumen : LODESTAR
9-across – Holds sway: good to assume means of control : REIGNS
10-across – Everyman’s entirely in vulgar fashion : IMPURELY
12-across – Nuisances in small numbers : HANDFULS
13-across – Some señoritas selected dangling ornamentation : TASSEL
15-across – Predominates, bizarrely, having taken off : IMPERSONATED
18-across – Arrangement of Elgar – and ‘Land…’ is what’ll get your heart racing : ADRENALGLAND
21-across – One finding bees surrounding 10 goats : IBEXES
22-across – Avoid sun, despite being prepared : SIDESTEP
24-across – Those easily angered exchanging words in a posed photograph : HEADSHOT
25-across – Incredibly slender terrains helping mainlands interconnect, primarily? : ISTHMI
26-across – Baked spanakopita OAP strangely rejected in Commonwealth country : PAKISTAN
27-across – Welcomes a fleece to clothe son : ASKSIN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Whingers roasted composer : GERSHWIN
2-down – After a year, one has a rest: a Cypriot resort : AYIANAPA
3-down – Fear depression’s bad habits : PINAFOREDRESSES
5-down – Cockney detective’s measured resistance : OHMS
6-down – Train with Dutch boarders losing time before El Salvador? They’re not certain : EDUCATEDGUESSES
7-down – Tense hold-up, I believe : THEIST
8-down – Monarch and kin greatly amuse soldiers : ROYALS
11-down – Crusty loaf? That’s a mistake : BLOOMER
14-down – Bass and violin initially introducing song in a state : BAVARIA
16-down – Captain Charles twice briefly showing security measures : CAPTCHAS
17-down – Support commercial possibility : ADOPTION
19-down – Part of nightclub is hoppin’, man! : BISHOP
20-down – Once again evaluate a comment : REMARK
23-down – Shakespeare’s river’s rising: a stellar sight : NOVA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.