This crossword No. 25745 clues and answers were published on Wed 19 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25745 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Fish caught by hillbilly — one at home in the water : DABCHICK
5-across – Outspoken spoken passage : STRAIT
9-across – Names forgotten by stonemason working majestically : MAESTOSO
10-across – Dystopian author gets nothing right, fortunately : ORWELL
12-across – Down drink? Whose ale for 21? : NICOLAADAMS
15-across – Singer’s knockouts? : LULUS
17-across – Bird in pool dropping back — one having wash : KITTIWAKE
18-across – Lofty’s organised chaos : GRANDIOSE
19-across – Going west, drag empty coach in ravine : GULCH
20-across – Spotted animal trapped? Get latest info here : NOTICEBOARD
24-across – Pipe for pirate with a head for heights : HOOKAH
25-across – Spot marker — it’s outside leisure centre after Olympian lord avoids conflict : COEXISTS
26-across – Poet with the ancient mariner? : POPEYE
27-across – Reactionary Russians — dire 5 with SS? : TSARISTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Go on with melody, nuts implore? : DEMONOLOGY
2-down – There’s always room in one part of pub or another : BEERCELLAR
3-down – Husband and mother of Artemis put up here? : HOTEL
4-down – Officers plunder store for something to wear : COSSACKBOOTS
6-down – Credulous — but inwardly hard and assertive : THRUSTING
7-down – Lincoln with his first or second son : ABEL
8-down – Masefield’s crafty request, Spooner’s cover point : TALL
11-down – Carrot cooked with safest sources of energy? : FASTREACTORS
13-down – Kippers on these? Mostly wan plonkers : PALLIASSES
14-down – Chapelgoers force detective to probe consecrated bread : METHODISTS
16-down – New Year tends to make us inactive : SEDENTARY
21-down – Packer’s best friend? : BOXER
22-down – See 8 : SHIP
23-down – I say, parking place for poultry : COOP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.