This crossword No. 23612 clues and answers were published on Tue 15 Nov 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23612 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – One into a range of needle points good – at this? : SEWING
4-across – Country where characters used to make war? : RWANDA
9-across – Plain, though not brown, box : SPAR
10-across – Part of fruit left after ape offered blade? : ORANGEPEEL
11-across – Subordinate close to Khrushchev with returning fever : VASSAL
12-across – Abuse getting a little nasty, officer finally breaking in : ILLTREAT
13-across – Maybe John Wayne has to fight in Balkan war scene : MOVIESTAR
15-across – A problem for one looking into cost yearly : STYE
16-across – Having turned round, model touches bottom, which is outstanding : DEBT
17-across – Freshman in the city : NEWCASTLE
21-across – Princess, a man with hair perm : MAHARANI
22-across – It’s illuminating to do time? : BEACON
24-across – Low note rose with this instrument : BASSETHORN
25-across – What kept princess awake? The king’s crown : PEAK
26-across – Where Luther appeared in grubby regime? : DIETOF
27-across – Dull sound about thud at first : STOLID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Artist never supports very quiet voice : SOPRANO
2-down – See 26 : WORMS
3-down – Pasta and, briefly, a large plateful? : NOODLES
5-down – 2 are like foxes having trapped horse : WIGGLY
6-down – First to notice Petri dish without lid is spreading disease : NEPHRITIS
7-down – The fashion of prayer is nothing special : AVERAGE
8-down – One with a dead-end job? : KAMIKAZEPILOT
14-down – What does my self-flagellation achieve? I dunno : ITBEATSME
16-down – Attachment to some poor listener just not right : DEAFAID
18-down – Furniture with seats? : CABINET
19-down – End up in fat gymnast’s garment : LEOTARD
20-down – Display of arms … chests, thighs etc : TATTOO
23-down – A northern Scandinavian uprising causes shock : APPAL
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.