This crossword No. 23662 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Jan 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23662 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It’s cooler to get on trumpet : FANFARE
5-across – Why clad in tatters for the theatre? : ALDWYCH
10-across – Singers eschewing hard, ropey material : COIR
11-across – Hitler’s offensive, second-rate, Ritz-like development on top of Grossglockner : BLITZKRIEG
12-across – Confession of Rex in dress : SHRIFT
13-across – Pressing need of way-out bloke two times removed to outskirts of city : EXIGENCY
14-across – Most supermarket food is supplied by agent carrying a gun around : PREPACKED
16-across – Acknowledgement by a US officer, perhaps, of latest introduction to a good dining establishment, in Hardy’s words? : THATS
17-across – Flash author : SPARK
19-across – Act, or miss out fate of Big Brother contestant? : OSTRACISM
23-across – Maybe Robin Hood’s type of music gets the girl round : FOLKHERO
24-across – See 16 : GOTTEN
26-across – Pan’s place at no time duplicated light : NEVERNEVER
27-across – See 26 : LAND
28-across – Like the universal store gets your head : ONESTOP
29-across – Fred has a long look round one : ASTAIRE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – See 16 : ANOTHER
3-down – Stuffed if overturning going round bend : FARCI
4-down – Mug on old jerk like a Dalek? : ROBOTIC
6-down – She’s after container for a jalopy : LIZZIE
7-down – Idle rich lack such quality to broadcast with Whicker : WORKETHIC
8-down – Hair style of man with cleavage : CREWCUT
9-down – See 16 : FINEMESSYOUVE
15-down – Birds inspiring short, short passage by broadcast poet : PARAKEETS
18-down – Programme that puts some of its audience on the line : PHONEIN
20-down – Views with which a letter might end : REGARDS
21-down – Behind about to turn less flexible : STERNER
22-down – See 16 : MEINTO
25-down – Top of apple tart turned up in US city : TULSA
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.