This crossword No. 25620 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25620 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Birds on course, maybe from Selkirk : ROBINSON
5-across – See 1 : CRUSOE
9-across – Top 19 in trauma caused by sword : SCIMITAR
10-across – See 24 : ISLAND
12-across – Cad all but stops between Chartres and Angers : NOGENTLEMAN
15-across – Letter at the end of Nile : DELTA
17-across – Reptile eating cooked fowl with possible cold drink : SNOWFLAKE
18-across – Error in bill spread about one’s church : MISCHARGE
19-across – It follows report of member, as far as it goes : LIMIT
20-across – Begin : OPERATIONAL
24-across – 1 5’s home’s worth is a pound plus : DESERT
25-across – False set under false set : DENTURES
26-across – Perfume for alien weapon : MUSKET
27-across – One responsible for setter associated with Lloyd George : MYFATHER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Possible clue to premier advertisement is a problem, of course : RISINGDAMP
2-down – Humber is no longer where pressure’s high — express good wishes about it : BRIDGELESS
3-down – Tune named after northern Scottish town : NAIRN
4-down – See 13 : OFALLISURVEY
6-down – Inducing tranquillity about directions to having chip on shoulder? : RESENTFUL
7-down – Rock and rule : SWAY
8-down – Boy in a whirl : EDDY
11-down – Too much for May term I dole out : IMMODERATELY
13-down – Ammonia used on Catholic house collapse is refined and very affected, supposedly by Selkirk : IAMMONARCH
14-down – I promote growth, when I err is left out : FERTILISER
16-down – Order to behave when drunk: take container for tea to point in Derbyshire : ASHBOURNE
21-down – Contribution to point-to-point racing is within : INTRA
22-down – First mother to first father : ADAM
23-down – Deity lives — again : ISIS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.