This crossword No. 25886 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25886 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Larger number showed up around British resort : MORECAMBE
10-across – Deeply involved with capturing rook in opening : INTRO
11-across – Good brand of oil that’s used by artists : GESSO
12-across – Reach earache, apart from areas carefully selected : RECHERCHE
13-across – Some display intolerance in attack : LAYINTO
14-across – What she or he’s recollected as feature of East coast : THEWASH
17-across – Unusual degree to which some Caribbeans dance : RUMBA
19-across – What’s needed to tango in prime, even : TWO
20-across – Loved one university in backward foreign capital : AMOUR
21-across – Kind of band used in performance, last I conducted : ELASTIC
22-across – In a way that’s not offending one supporter after another : LEGALLY
24-across – Awfully bad clue to one of several pairs of answers here : DOUBLEACT
26-across – Don Juan, say, meeting his end in European city : ROUEN
28-across – Subscription over time for performances by 24 across : DUETS
29-across – Share everything the writer put into book collections : ALLOTMENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Portmanteau that, when heavy, hampers driver : SMOG
2-down – Mostly take ferry, say, near northwestern town : CROSBY
3-down – Books manager representing non-U 24 across : ACCOUNTANT
4-down – Rudimentary state of my robe to be altered : EMBRYO
5-down – Part for performer cut — I offer role in tragedy : MERCUTIO
6-down – Sage nonsensically contradicting Kipling? : WISE
7-down – Thus including 24 across composed in style that’s not smooth : STACCATO
8-down – Author of Great Expectations? : HOPE
13-down – Stout or beer, having moved right into centre : LARGE
15-down – Urge to cut rising speed in express, exceeding what’s reasonable : EXAGGERATE
16-down – Robust contemporary of 8 : HARDY
18-down – Worked with ruler, say, that’s deliberately restrained : MEASURED
19-down – So 24 across mangled pieces of music : TOCCATAS
22-down – Short or long title, initially reversed : LITTLE
23-down – Bait on line cast outside a bay : LAUREL
24-down – Extremely conservative type, 24 across : DODO
25-down – Maid cleanses — nothing odd in that : LASS
27-down – Fruits synonymous with bananas : NUTS
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.