This crossword No. 25445 clues and answers were published on Wed 05 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25445 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Producer of 24 when the Guardian’s in difficulties : FOURSIXES
8-across – Precocious young girl, whichever way you look at it : MADAM
9-across – Having short dip, first of blue tits saw worm wriggling in novel way : ATSWIMTWO
10-across – See 9 : BIRDS
12-across – See 26 : OBRIEN
13-across – Sort out crime : THETHIRD
14-across – See 25 : ARCHIVE
17-across – Contents of spoon and cup each put in flathk in a bad story about the 20 : THEPOOR
20-across – Riley endlessly had fun, initially having suffered just the opposite? : HARDLIFE
22-across – Washing facilities bedsit surprisingly offers : BIDETS
24-across – See 17 : MOUTH
25-across – Tip-off: bike part involved in thievery : THEDALKEY
26-across – Said tart to old boy: Nowt French for an Irishman : FLANN
27-across – See 13 : POLICEMAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bum on the up, after house in Bath : HOTTUB
2-down – Somewhat like ex-PM that’s kind of shady? : BROWNISH
3-down – City team has the last word : XIAMEN
4-down – 10 in pie doled out with stew : PEEWITS
5-down – District with church and city hospital : PARISH
6-down – Indulge Asian creature reportedly extremely 2 : PANDERTO
11-down – One lewdly desiring some bicycle chains : LECH
15-down – Nearly broken, holding the same sort of memory : READONLY
16-down – Cover story 5 raised : VEIL
18-down – Old 27 having surrealist briefly replace second English cyclist? : PEDALLER
19-down – Crazy Horse converted to film again : RESHOOT
21-down – Indulgently affectionate element in man’s best friend : DOTING
22-down – Off day? That is criminal : BADDIE
23-down – Great love reformed despicable chap : TOERAG
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.