This crossword No. 25678 clues and answers were published on Tue 03 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25678 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Female player, sort of variant rival to a man : MARTINA
5-across – Ray has a problem scoffing vegetable end first : SUNBEAM
9-across – Wild West action with old, old actor : CLINT
10-across – Dash back to rescue head of government in China, say — it’s painless : ANALGESIA
11-across – Each of us gets on with feast, heading off with the runs : ONEANOTHER
12-across – A philanderer detailed as missing : AWOL
14-across – See 1 : NAVRATILOVA
18-across – Dizzy harlot is in public, primarily a socialite : PARISHILTON
21-across – Politician torn after negotiating with Libya : TONY
22-across – Band with the time to focus on beat : WATCHSTRAP
25-across – Some of the Guardian’s tackling European veto : ONEINFOUR
26-across – See 21 : BLAIR
27-across – Developing nation’s first uprising : NASCENT
28-across – Fabric is old hat after a little time : TEXTILE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Over peak of Nepal artist carries head of Caravaggio a very short distance : MICRON
2-down – Cavalryman pinning a marauder : RAIDER
3-down – Under canvas, head showing resolve : INTENTNESS
4-down – A big stop! : AVAST
5-down – Duplicate record, music, perhaps, under box : SPAREPART
6-down – Hard liquor up close : NIGH
7-down – See 9 : EASTWOOD
8-down – Tasty singer finding fame with alto, rocking : MEATLOAF
13-down – Stand before the judge with 6 + 2 bones, nothing less, broken : WITNESSBOX
15-down – That’s all the fuel in the barrel gone : VOILATOUT
16-down – Old bucket before long captivating PM : SPITTOON
17-down – Tenth in line with flipping nice spanners : PRINCESS
19-down – Particular man inspiring clothes — him? : ARMANI
20-down – Seconds taken to clear away plant : SPURGE
23-down – Vehicle bearing a unit of weight : CARAT
24-down – See 17 : ANNE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.