This crossword No. 23623 clues and answers were published on Mon 28 Nov 2005 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23623 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Retribution seems in fashion : NEMESIS
5-across – Lines going to a ship back in port : ODESSA
9-across – Reply with an invitation to return : COMEBACK
10-across – See man on board : BISHOP
12-across – Some time in the past : PRISONRECORD
15-across – Ball made square, amazingly : MASQUERADE
17-across – American uncle to retire to farm in Provence : MAS
19-across – A flowery greeting from simple islanders : LEI
20-across – Patron who has been upset by agent : BENEFACTOR
22-across – The form master is a tutor of some quality : CLASSTEACHER
26-across – Remarks players ignore as the team comes in : ASIDES
27-across – Permit one journey, but don’t check the speed : LETITRIP
28-across – It’s held musically to follow the wrong tune : TENUTO
29-across – Polish woman to call back : SHELLAC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Prison’s a devil when old : NICK
2-down – It will remind me to go to the doctor : MEMO
3-down – Gets out of a tight situation : SOBERSUP
4-down – Dismisses part of the wind section, we hear : SACKS
6-down – This club needs a licence : DRIVER
7-down – A comrade in the class struggle? : SCHOOLMATE
8-down – It’s as rapid a variety as a house plant enthusiast may desire : ASPIDISTRA
11-down – Understandably, one is nervous here : ONEDGE
13-down – Is little skill required to sail them? : SMALLCRAFT
14-down – The ambition of a pianist or doctor : ASPIRATION
16-down – Hemp is used in making this jacket : REEFER
18-down – Headquarters’ file shows where to find a serving man : BASELINE
21-down – Maintain a lock up : ASSERT
23-down – Sound hints for fixing a hammock : CLEWS
24-down – It can’t be passed in silence : ORAL
25-down – The story’s only part of the whole picture : EPIC
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.