This crossword No. 25830 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25830 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Arrest pub-crawling wild child : SUPERBRAT
10-across – Part of Apple Computers gets the bird : PIPIT
11-across – An apple a day keeps this, I pray : PLEAD
12-across – On the rocks? Not in this case, though sadly taken in about doctor : NEATDRINK
13-across – Apple : COOKERY
14-across – On the rocks and abandoned, could be Apple follower : GROUPIE
17-across – Might have an Apple? I hardly think so! : MYEYE
19-across – See 27 : SAT
20-across – Boatman gives away an apple for a lover : SWAIN
21-across – Popular Apple product: they say dealing with it is wrong : INSIDER
22-across – Apple product reported for bugs : BEETLES
24-across – Friends prepared girl on mountain retreat : PLAYMATES
26-across – See 4 : SMITH
28-across – Excuse for unnatural sex act involving movement of women, perhaps : ALIBI
29-across – Runner not deviating from one direction : NONRETURN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Source of apple juice with high priority : ASAP
2-down – A little gadget, which shows when you’ve stopped : SPEEDO
3-down – Advanced position for hide: badger annihilated : BRIDGEHEAD
4-down – Old wife’s tale told of Big Apple : GRANNY
5-down – Of course, part is in apple-pie order : STRAIGHT
6-down – Apple product paid off : IPAD
7-down – Dried food? It’s apple crumble : SPLITPEA
8-down – First 11 letters of skunk : ATOK
13-down – Multifunctional tool for haircare by Boatman : COMBI
15-down – Bilious? So try sweet seafood dish : OYSTERSTEW
16-down – The Eagles, reformed, endorse absent party : ERNES
18-down – In transport in the City and not moving : ECSTATIC
19-down – Gander with citrus sliced over big apple : SCRUTINY
22-down – The Graduate offends in scenes of depression : BASINS
23-down – Clue to dial home — with a bad back? : LAIDUP
24-down – Fruit, the first apple … : PEAR
25-down – See 24 : MAIN
27-down – … provides clue for confused, hesitant leader of England dropped : HINT
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.