This crossword No. 25619 clues and answers were published on Wed 25 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25619 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – It’s done with meal to pour out a drink : LEMONADE
5-across – Row of America with old English parliament : RUMPUS
9-across – Rave-up — and it’s none too soon : HIGHTIME
10-across – One watches violent arrest : STARER
11-across – Reserved? It’s back in not long ago : RETICENT
12-across – Twister puts back time in winter : TWINER
14-across – Tory manifestos for reluctant joiners? : CONSCRIPTS
18-across – House title conformed to its outline? : SILHOUETTE
22-across – Beasts of burden — about time to discover their worth : ASSETS
23-across – Retreating with weapons over a long time in Guyana : DEMERARA
24-across – Taint, ectually! : INFECT
25-across – Squeal about sham dealing — that’s jolly good : SMASHING
26-across – Very much like some religious — be silent : RELISH
27-across – Hourglass? : OLDTIMER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – City prostitute lost head going to a city elsewhere : LAHORE
2-down – Powerful hit gym exercise : MIGHTY
3-down – Mark books in European city : NOTICE
4-down – Lothario, or Spooner’s soles : DEMONLOVER
6-down – Where awkward types may be taken in hospital? : UNTOWARD
7-down – Vegetable cuts below standard : PARSNIPS
8-down – Award by teacher exclaimed as unexpected : SURPRISE
13-down – Other mails sorted to the same degree : ISOTHERMAL
15-down – Pears, perhaps, lie in a trellis : ESPALIER
16-down – Happy about bill rectified without undue fuss : BLISSFUL
17-down – Associates find prisoners are without diplomacy : CONTACTS
19-down – No difficulty in race where cups are available : TEASET
20-down – Element made up of air and mud? : RADIUM
21-down – Trough for a heartless administrator : MANGER
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.