This crossword No. 25231 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Jan 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25231 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Staff officer’s initial impressions: I am spy possibly in conferences : SYMPOSIA
9-across – When first of primroses appears in a covering of seeds? : APRIL
10-across – Medicine man, two-thirds a fake : SHAM
11-across – Patronise, deceive and go down : CONDESCEND
12-across – Bandage was altered on article : SWATHE
14-across – Period at end of this punishment? : SENTENCE
15-across – Unit working in the Seychelles and New York in effective cooperation with others : SYNERGY
17-across – Aid must flow to this sporting venue : STADIUM
20-across – Main part of a resort : SEAFRONT
22-across – Celebrity getting substantial cover in court : BIGWIG
23-across – Real and patchy — crudely typical! : ARCHETYPAL
24-across – Gave a lesson reportedly on tense : TAUT
25-across – University position but not for the rest : CHAIR
26-across – One giving conventional treatment cut into a thin piece : ALLOPATH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Believe in the proposed route, say, in passing : BYTHEWAY
2-down – Plans turn up in unsolicited mail : SPAM
3-down – Originally, young person’s chess mainly played in the mind : PSYCHE
4-down – Spot, a bit like a mountain lake : TARNISH
5-down – Cob surprising hunt with zeal : HAZELNUT
6-down – Following a break one follows the smell : TRACKERDOG
7-down – In charge, following most of prison’s medical unit : CLINIC
13-down – One less than this number and one does not get to bat : TWELFTHMAN
16-down – Gone to ground but this is kind and helpful : GOODTURN
18-down – Maybe buy it — about a pound — mainly to show popularity : UBIQUITY
19-down – A dentist might, as a temporary measure : STOPGAP
21-down – Improve Scripture in National Curriculum during English hour : ENRICH
22-down – Cheekily made delivery, we hear, and left unknown : BOLDLY
24-down – Kind face : TYPE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.