This crossword No. 23028 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Jan 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23028 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – A Schubert composition is capital : BUCHAREST
6-across – Society follows better customs : MORES
9-across – Stop one sweeping : AVAST
10-across – Someone gets a letter – a general form of communication : PARTYLINE
11-across – A good match for Quasimodo? : DEADRINGER
12-across – Grass is set : BENT
14-across – Composition represented in recital : ARTICLE
15-across – Jerk catches service fellow in run : TRAFFIC
17-across – Note a bit of twisting in sharp instrument : CURETTE
19-across – Partner embraces English girl to restore harmony : MEDIATE
20-across – A swimmer’s assistant : AIDE
22-across – Hold good person in favour before sour person : BOSTONCRAB
25-across – Idol eats ancient royal plant : GOLDENROD
26-across – Terribly inane markswoman : ANNIE
27-across – Oxygen absorbed in smaller amount of clay deposit : LOESS
28-across – Hide experienced soldiers during exercise : PARCHMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Agreeable company consumes port : BLAND
2-down – Bond eats a cold kidney : CHARACTER
3-down – It’s found in an old Balkan country, this fuel : ANTHRACITE
4-down – Loss of writers in river : EXPENSE
5-down – Annoy people being in the wrong : TORMENT
6-down – A county in Virginia : MAYO
7-down – Put up and soundly knock down : RAISE
8-down – Speculation over report about Tory parade : SPECTACLE
13-down – The way a mug may be brought up : GARDENPATH
14-down – One holding money in both hands in Russia : ARCHANGEL
16-down – Scent badger in the country : FRAGRANCE
18-down – ‘e obtained epitaph to flatter ‘imself : EGOTRIP
19-down – Killer disposed to drama : MATADOR
21-down – 500 tinkers endlessly investigate : DELVE
23-down – Sovereign tucking into buffet gets bellyache : BLEAT
24-down – Dirty canteen : MESS
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.