This crossword No. 25819 clues and answers were published on Fri 14 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25819 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Very cold parrot starting a course of action : POLICY
5-across – Prehistoric flint head of the Spanish distant conflict : ELFARROW
9-across – Use ropes flexibly on the surface, raised in relief : REPOUSSE
10-across – How did little devil behave? With shock! : IMPACT
11-across – Sheriff yodelling is a bit dubious : IFFY
12-across – So a hug upset outstanding girl? 15 needed! : ENOUGHSAID
13-across – Regenerates us? Does getting pickled? : SOUSED
14-across – Charlie gets back around mid-morning, overdue — turning a dull grey colour : GUNMETAL
16-across – Stone me! Belonged to you a long time ago, in a way : AMETHYST
19-across – Fetching a number of Romans by order to see : COMELY
20-across – Home counties copper, god of the house, is beginning to move to a worldly way of thinking : SECULARISM
22-across – Quits flat : EVEN
23-across – Crooked cashier withdrawing a lot of material possessions : RICHES
24-across – Overcome journey, say, from the kitchen garden? : BEETROOT
25-across – Distress with endless problems one day before : AGGRIEVE
26-across – Cast, say, from Windsor chair? : THRONE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Nothing against a bit of work — to keep busy I left women for an overbooked gathering : OVERFLOWMEETING
3-down – Sarcastic talk brings club to untimely end : IRONY
4-down – In the past dry, yet sea rough … : YESTERDAY
5-down – … soon, for example, about half London may be engulfed : ERELONG
6-down – Chuck, for starters, fish left in neighbour’s garage : FLING
7-down – Quick answer in practice is incentive to get up : RIPOSTE
8-down – Almost never related to astronomy! : ONCEINABLUEMOON
15-down – On about messieurs : NOCOMMENT
17-down – Harder time getting old? How repugnant for the Queen : TOUGHER
18-down – Protective cover, enough for a very little tot : THIMBLE
21-down – A key that leads to a hitch? : AISLE
22-down – English bishop takes gold? Whoops! : ERROR
This crossword has in total 28 where 16 are across and 12 are down.