This crossword No. 25643 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 May 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25643 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – I’m leaving choir master to sort out the musicians : ORCHESTRA
6-across – See 26 : WIND
8-across – Face the music, perhaps, mixing this? : METAPHOR
9-across – Back in Yachimata, traditionally under foot : TATAMI
10-across – Where Arab goes off to acquire map : BAZAAR
11-across – Regular flow at the end of the day : EVENTIDE
12-across – Argue against the core of Rastafarian faith : BELIEF
15-across – Awkward to do then with precision : ONTHEDOT
16-across – Believer once consumed by a job : APOSTATE
19-across – Bend knees of laconic and heartless spy : CURTSY
21-across – Hippies out in the rain : DROPOUTS
22-across – Smart Egyptian leader to follow since Pharaoh : ASTUTE
24-across – A wing and a kiss in a year in Provence : ANNEXE
25-across – Saw 8, but has not come across doctrine : APHORISM
26-across – Film good person who’s 14 : GONE
27-across – Disastrous setting for both train and lines : TAYBRIDGE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Love gameplaying at last : OMEGA
2-down – Bread for man with central heating : CHAPATI
3-down – A number coming from the Netherlands — could be three : ETHER
4-down – Fuss about correct speech: English can sink a ship! : TORPEDO
5-down – Real gold following endless credit : AUTHENTIC
6-down – See 26 : WITHTHE
7-down – Mad person desperately tries to impress : NAMEDROPS
13-down – Pert nose with a cheeky tongue : ESPERANTO
14-down – Even you finally advanced with a social problem : FLATULENT
17-down – Top of the Pops up, remember? : SUPREME
18-down – Chest he put out in simple joy : ECSTASY
20-down – Gone to bed: it’s not working : RETIRED
22-down – View with disgust as most leave bathrooms in a mess : ABHOR
23-down – Little bit of discrimination : TASTE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.