This crossword No. 23058 clues and answers were published on Fri 06 Feb 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23058 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Ran around to boot and bent down : STOOPED
5-across – Taking no break, having set one’s heart on smashing post : NONSTOP
9-across – Only a small section is skilled : ADEPT
10-across – The young people’s pad that’s a winner! : FIRSTHOME
11-across – Making conversation the underworld way : DISCOURSE
12-across – This beats vegetables! : PULSE
13-across – Knocked back drink fit for a king : REGAL
15-across – Late run for the press : NEWSPRINT
18-across – A meeting of Continental heads : TETEATETE
19-across – Classes needing a rest : RATES
21-across – Giving a party, cause embarrassment : ABASH
23-across – What’s going round the southeast about a report, it appears : SATELLITE
25-across – Material read, begin making changes : GABERDINE
26-across – Return journeys by jet : SPIRT
27-across – A poet without any saving grace? : SPENDER
28-across – Foreign holy man taking cruise : STRANGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Learns possibly about five hundred derogatory words : SLANDER
2-down – Viewing to excess is a mistake : OVERSIGHT
3-down – Place to find a little boy represented in stone : PUTTO
4-down – Submission of guard protecting royalty : DEFERENCE
5-down – The beginner very seldom exhibits boldness : NERVE
6-down – Basis for script – and also for the music? : NOTEPAPER
7-down – Monster fish : TROLL
8-down – Quietly take exception to making a donation : PRESENT
14-down – Beaten, though there in first place! : LEATHERED
16-down – Such men resist holding on : WRESTLERS
17-down – Gut feeling is now favoured over training : INTUITION
18-down – Means of quelling riots that’s enough to make even tough guys weep : TEARGAS
20-down – Gamble on half the centre showing spirit : SPECTRE
22-down – Blame crash for move : AMBLE
23-down – More cautious individual having a fling : SHIER
24-down – About sunup he had to admit defeat : LOSER
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.