This crossword No. 25475 clues and answers were published on Wed 09 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25475 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bouncer, saving time, bad spy tailed? : POTOROO
5-across – British PM’s obvious success : BALDWIN
9-across – Journalists hurry : PRESS
10-across – The Rain King is, they conclude, in love : HENDERSON
11-across – Double manoeuvre against province men met with calamity : PINCERMOVEMENT
13-across – Aesthetic or non-aesthetic? He’s gone for the former : ARTY
14-across – Rogue repaired air con, trapping oxygen; there’s little change ahead : PICAROON
17-across – Work to repeat work : OPERETTA
18-across – Gem? : TWIN
21-across – Function involving end of exam: every candidate taking part received a little food course : SMALLINTESTINE
23-across – Principle or not a popular order for CAMRA members! : RATIONALE
24-across – Slowly responded to some of the advice of Polonius? : LENTO
25-across – C-in-C, one taking both sides in rumour : WARLORD
26-across – Fashionable place to walk along the pier topless : RIGHTON
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Mediocre writing by a follower of Oscar : PAPA
2-down – Batter who makes test runs all the time : THELITTLEMASTER
3-down – Cut away some of trees out of control around castle : RESECT
4-down – Books belonging to Esther or Ruth, say — or those not yet mentioned : OTHERS
5-down – Head up, in maintaining current easy disposition : BONHOMIE
6-down – Short, general email off the subject : LIEGEMAN
7-down – Throwaway remark? : WASTENOTWANTNOT
8-down – Ice cream for the perspiring parts of genius? : NINETYNINE
12-down – Under counter, old drunken farts won sham argument : MANOFSTRAW
15-down – Ding-dong involving Johnny Green and Tommy Stout in fortunate circumstances? : WELLTODO
16-down – Blasts upwards and pierces flag : STANDARD
19-down – Energy packs divers never finish : VENEER
20-down – Floor formation, not a little camp : STALAG
22-down – Can he? : JOHN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.