This crossword No. 25727 clues and answers were published on Wed 29 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25727 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – List of items to finish in the oven : AGENDA
4-across – Supposed to be set in the grass : REPUTED
9-across – Regret about a lot of leisure, as artists do : REPRESENT
10-across – Love to diversify with reproductive organ? : OVARY
11-across – Food store hard to find in eastern capital? : DELHI
12-across – Party programme easily seen to come to nothing : MANIFESTO
13-across – Auntie, say, loses head in high spirits : ELATION
15-across – Models may be overhauled, but not often : SELDOM
17-across – To some extent unprepared, perhaps, for a marital contract : PRENUP
19-across – Leading sniper did his work, being good at it : SKILLED
22-across – Mount a siege to join society? : BELEAGUER
24-across – Shadow causing some encumbrance : UMBRA
26-across – Hum of old bishop at older city : ODOUR
27-across – In some degree the whole of Ireland can be seen dancing : BALLERINA
28-across – Regrettable adventure to the abyss with immature backing : GULFWAR
29-across – Result of mixed race involving heartless king and wife cut short : HYBRID
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Contract given to a composer : ABRIDGE
2-down – Peel gets cross, upset and put out : EXPEL
3-down – What’s cast by artist who knows how to feed : DIETITIAN
4-down – Popularity lists for sailors? : RATINGS
5-down – Assured fact that may have to be corrected? : PROOF
6-down – Growth of Grahame’s character’s instrument? : TOADSTOOL
7-down – Time’s not up in Ohio : DAYTON
8-down – European nearly related, but not quite : GERMAN
14-down – Fill a poor mocked victim with embarrassment : APRILFOOL
16-down – A wreath doubtless required, but in no hurry : LEISURELY
18-down – Could Wodehouse be right as performer on pipes? : PLUMBER
19-down – Brook, quiet at first, took on a high note : SHRILL
20-down – Appliance for the unsound? If dead, a mistake : DEAFAID
21-down – Shape departed at length : OBLONG
23-down – Shaft, thin, without head but with head : ARROW
25-down – Growth of scripture teaching among lawyers? : BRIAR
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.