This crossword No. 24884 clues and answers were published on Wed 16 Dec 2009 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 24884 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bearer of wine giving a service in church : CARAFE
4-across – In the interests of man to cut fat back? : BEHALF
9-across – Round sound? : RING
10-across – Lesser jobs returning Mexican food in French planes : AVOCATIONS
11-across – Sport screened by covering feature in Chamonix, for example : SKIRUN
12-across – Loud 6, not the first as 6 : FANTASIA
13-across – Elitist admitting western soprano dazzled : SNOWBLIND
15-across – See 16 down : KING
16-across – Communist movement? : TROT
17-across – Get seaman ordered for Boy George, perhaps : STAGENAME
21-across – Why attention given to pudding in the distant past : YEARSAGO
22-across – See 1 down : LITTLE
24-across – McDonald’s given foot, one gathered, on every strip in Florida : MIAMIBEACH
25-across – See 7 : NEMO
26-across – Having backed horse, shame non-starter given total exposure : NUDITY
27-across – My boss is working to become an inventor : EDISON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – 6 showing yellow wee : CHICKEN
2-down – See 14 : ROGER
3-down – Queen in decline without a cleaner : FLANNEL
5-down – Raise some genial, educated girl : ELAINE
6-down – Paul’s in a state — that’s life! : ANIMATION
7-down – 6 where wild dog gobbles pieces up after bit of fish : FINDING
8-down – Useless oaf Clinton cavorting with nun : NONFUNCTIONAL
14-down – Partial 6 doctor put in the picture, OK to go on : WHOFRAMED
16-down – 6 like nothing else : THELION
18-down – Party laid on for knight : GALAHAD
19-down – He has the bottle to exploit isle : MILKMAN
20-down – See 14 : RABBIT
23-down – In which beer is capital : TUNIS
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.