This crossword No. 25500 clues and answers were published on Thu 08 Dec 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25500 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Endlessly large rocks together with floral ring : GARLAND
5-across – When Sailor Lives With Presidential Family Pet: the navy’s classic film with 1 and 17 : ASTARIS
10-across – See 5 : BORN
11-across – Eschew Ritz!, ordered the musical missionary : SCHWEITZER
12-across – Playwright’s an obstacle right away : BARRIE
13-across – Don’t ’ave to go into liquor-free town : DAVENTRY
14-across – Spicy snack from, say, B-52’s hold, said to be sociable : BOMBAYMIX
16-across – See 9 : LIGHT
17-across – Parent and child society member : MASON
19-across – Being obsessed with self, say nothing about murderer, keeping mum : EGOMANIAC
23-across – Judge accepts D-Day series of battles for a sitcom with 12 and 29 : REDDWARF
24-across – Where 5 10 is unable to be made out : NEBULA
26-across – Menial role of aerial nut and bolt ring? : DISHWASHER
27-across – Brake loudly: road ends here : KERB
28-across – A centre of primitive processes in river that’s associated with Neptune : TRIDENT
29-across – Check on French city’s prince? : CHARLES
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Tone of green state party after eggs tossed : AVOCADO
3-down – Like a satellite operated by universal line ascending : LUNAR
4-down – One sort of wine’s off, waiter ultimately deserts — a joke of an eating place : NOSHERY
6-down – Record-holder’s secret kept up it? : SLEEVE
7-down – A tautness sound, as might be heard by drillers : ATTENTION
8-down – Bury, archaic location of building foundations : INEARTH
9-down – At first 5 10, becoming 23 maybe, and finally this — at which Thomas incites our rage : THEDYINGOFTHE
15-down – Carnage, behold! Sodom’s leading triumvirate destroyed : BLOODSHED
18-down – Was a consumer getting lounger for studio? : ATELIER
20-down – Butterfly, middle of tummy, activated by cunning : MONARCH
21-down – I appreciate that going north by jumbo is abroad : ATLARGE
22-down – Romantic knight makes profit taking in a wife : GAWAIN
25-down – Supporter without a cent, one who makes bloomers? : BAKER
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.