This crossword No. 25716 clues and answers were published on Thu 16 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25716 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Prize for beauty contest proposed, if clad improperly : APPLEOFDISCORD
8-across – What finally achieved breakthrough for investment — offshore? : HORSE
9-across – Everything you said with token of love is like 20 : ALLURING
11-across – Drop, in a way, an Italian course : LASAGNE
12-across – European in work unit turned over explosive device : GRENADE
13-across – Looter of antiquities rejected half-hearted mild complaint : ELGIN
15-across – Royals are distraught in period of world revolution : SOLARYEAR
17-across – Greek scholar using Latin in the lines translated : HELLENIST
20-across – Female capturing heart of Menelaus — and that of 2 : HELEN
21-across – Bestow artistic distinction on Greek heroine : ELECTRA
23-across – Stirring conclusion from a conflict with Priam, for example : AWAKING
25-across – Verse removed from page covering warrior’s faithful wife : PENELOPE
26-across – Identity of someone Homer initially included, on which you’ll find a lot of books? : SHELF
27-across – Warning about largesse from financially challenged people? City disastrously ignored it : BEWAREOFGREEKS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – War hero’s sole weakness? Yes and no … : ACHILLESHEEL
2-down – … as this enemy proved in city : PARIS
3-down – Coming from Greece, men at sea : EMERGENCE
4-down – American embraced by distinguished scientist — their work is peripheral to art : FRAMERS
5-down – Harm English lass as criminal : ILLEGAL
6-down – Charming woman Odysseus resisted, left out of social group : CIRCE
7-down – Recall taking part in capturing a belligerent : RINGABELL
10-down – See 27 : BEARINGGIFTS
14-down – Bird like 1 across, I heard : GOLDENEYE
16-down – Player, in practice, tries again to take queen : REHEARSER
18-down – Experiencing awkward situation — it’s a lion he disturbed : INAHOLE
19-down – A little bit of gunpowder, say, for robber : TEALEAF
22-down – Articles about Trojan leader and Thersites, initially : THETA
24-down – In dire necessity find personification of peace for Greeks? : IRENE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.