This crossword No. 24871 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24871 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ancestor often living rent-free : GRANDPA
5-across – They eat out in the workshop : ETCHERS
10-across – A fish jelly : AGAR
11-across – Now in the cinema: it features horsemen : APOCALYPSE
12-across – Stay separate : CLEAVE
13-across – Skilled worker established church in converted cinema : MECHANIC
14-across – Where to get fresh bread? : CASHPOINT
16-across – Plant with variegated edges : SEDGE
17-across – Weapon found in spare ground : SPEAR
19-across – Blue papers filed in document : DEPRESSED
23-across – Positions for ticket clerks … : STATIONS
24-across – … and this carrier of ale : PORTER
26-across – Criteria for judging judges? : BENCHMARKS
27-across – Intend to change name : MEAN
28-across – How Keats wrote upside down : INVERSE
29-across – A doctor’s manner when near flowers? : BEDSIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Big cigar for smoking in full formal dress : REGALIA
3-down – Opera heroine among the stars : NORMA
4-down – Medication made to please? : PLACEBO
6-down – Spell Cretan differently : TRANCE
7-down – My! A Shaker swinging wild blows! : HAYMAKERS
8-down – Living dangerously, the last refusnik joined rebellion : RISKING
9-down – Time for familiar dance : COMMONMEASURE
15-down – Anguish caused when daughter leaves the charade in distress : HEARTACHE
18-down – With this you could cut out the frills : PATTERN
20-down – The letter I posted contains the answer : RIPOSTE
21-down – Type of green : EMERALD
22-down – A favourite of Gardeners World : COSMOS
25-down – What’s left of the steaks? : RUMPS
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.