This crossword No. 25390 clues and answers were published on Tue 02 Aug 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25390 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
4-across – No fighting allowed in this old gentlemen’s club? : BUFFER
6-across – Girl shrinks and gets lighter in bad relationship : MISMATCH
9-across – Old Norse fright masquerading as a work of literature : LORDOF
10-across – See 9 : THERINGS
11-across – Norman, perhaps, forbids importing oriental vegetables : FRENCHBEANS
15-across – Flock to see Charlie Sheen in Hollywood : CLUSTER
17-across – Hitman going straight? It’s touching : TANGENT
18-across – Her felony? To be taken wrongly : HELENOFTROY
22-across – They are weaselly followers of heartless, powerful conspirators : PLOTTERS
23-across – Leave city’s wet environment : DECAMP
24-across – Church’s induction of Reverend Jenny perhaps causes deep division : CREVASSE
25-across – Failing to turn away lost student : DEFECT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Showing courage he finally leaves, waving cheerio : HEROIC
2-down – Girl’s artful radiance causing dismay : DISHEARTEN
3-down – Leading Italian politician having regular orgies and about to be put in jail : IMPRISON
4-down – Type showing impudent effrontery : BOLDFACE
5-down – Intense pressure, then noxious discharge of gas : FORCEFUL
7-down – Mucus is brought up in large quantities : TONS
8-down – When the pope eats stew? : HASH
12-down – Blair urges unstable American to carry out illegal invasion for gain : BURGLARISE
13-down – Ignoring his intermittent treacheries, unwisely reproduce : RECREATE
14-down – Refuses to leave corset on couch : STAYSPUT
16-down – South Sea islander’s expression of pleasure captured by European artist : TAHITIAN
19-down – He touches sensitive organ : FEELER
20-down – In my sleep I composed a long poem : EPIC
21-down – See 4 across : ZONE
This crossword has in total 26 where 12 are across and 14 are down.