This crossword No. 23670 clues and answers were published on Mon 23 Jan 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23670 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Carrier gets warship in an instant to withdraw : OMNIBUS
5-across – Throws away fights? : SCRAPS
9-across – High time many received an awakening : CAROUSAL
10-across – A fair game : HOOPLA
12-across – The Met Office? : SCOTLANDYARD
15-across – I am easily shocked at city giving licence to print : IMPRIMATUR
17-across – He gets red if strangers address him : ALF
19-across – Time one changed : EON
20-across – Pirate captain bolts, seeing firearms : FLINTLOCKS
22-across – Complete meal for the road : THOROUGHFARE
26-across – At home with the bowling, apparently : NOTOUT
27-across – Go for a stroll, but with a meal out : AMBULATE
28-across – Odd start to A levels : STRATA
29-across – Resentment shown when a failure has gone astray : DUDGEON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Small number turn up at church no longer : ONCE
2-down – He ruled in pre-Antonine Rome : NERO
3-down – Squander one’s stake in an investment : BLUECHIP
4-down – Quick trim : SMART
6-down – Exults with a number in throngs : CROWDS
7-down – It’s put in by an attendant : APPEARANCE
8-down – Gets quickly to one’s feet, but doesn’t make a move : STANDSFAST
11-down – Heavenly body became a model on a vase : SATURN
13-down – Very important events, by the way : MILESTONES
14-down – Turn on physician, one likely to misrepresent account : SPINDOCTOR
16-down – A school loses business claim : ALLEGE
18-down – General resemblance to Humpty Dumpty? : ALLROUND
21-down – Devastating winger : LOCUST
23-down – Popular craze takes me in : FAMED
24-down – Second generation savant : SAGE
25-down – Inadequate tip? : LEAN
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.