This crossword No. 25896 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25896 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Religious books disturbing papacy or capturing hearts? : APOCRYPHA
10-across – Like second scene of rebel fighting : ALAMO
11-across – Expand home — farm’s leader departed : INFLATE
12-across – Take back farm, ultimately, after public land for play: left to help, briefly : RECLAIM
13-across – Lack of expression of joy for animal rescuer? : NOAH
14-across – Like a fanatical admirer’s writing, ie Snowball after revolution : BOSWELLIAN
16-across – With great energy — same as cow with BSE? : LIKEMAD
17-across – Meeting against diplomacy : CONTACT
19-across – Horse not appearing, note, in just the main course? : NONSTARTER
22-across – Beastly snapper caught fabulous bird : CROC
24-across – Pig accommodating uproar by end of Animal Farm : HOLDING
25-across – Strain after redistribution by a Russian leader : TSARINA
26-across – More than one fell close to Boxer during lows : MOORS
27-across – Squealer moving good one that might catch opponent out : SQUARELEG
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Land strains animal? Then not as free : NATIONALANTHEMS
2-down – Print of Animal Farm novel : HOOFMARK
3-down – Labelling, at the bottom, horse for beef : GROAN
4-down – Falls over without leading male figure : SPHEROID
5-down – Pig with no balls in watering hole argument : BARROW
6-down – Mercury crosses a temperature : HATCHLING
7-down – Find beasts on this Animal Farm so oddly moving : SAFARI
8-down – Rates successor of Marx, say, losing way — extremists in Trotsky attack : COMMUNITYCHARGE
15-down – Most dirty, kinky sex sandwiches topless model : SMUTTIEST
17-down – Horse box admirer : CHESTNUT
18-down – Land to land — all competitors supporting song : AIRFIELD
20-down – Hold Napoleon’s foe : NELSON
21-down – Regret covering George Orwell story, initially with many lines : RUGOSE
23-down – Baby Pinkeye’s second to enter farm building : BAIRN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.