This crossword No. 25941 clues and answers were published on Tue 07 May 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25941 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Charged item almost consuming deficit, so thrive : BLOSSOM
5-across – Film star’s last drink almost producing wind : MISTRAL
9-across – Place rings close to golden ring : ARENA
10-across – Vehicle wound round a bird : SALOONCAR
11-across – Was there nothing Ginger Spice accomplished that’s musical? : DIDGERIDOO
12-across – Knife initially piercing Chinese red shark : MAKO
14-across – L for Lansbury, long ago? : LABOURLEADER
18-across – Frank feeling nothing, man tucking into dessert : HEARTTOHEART
21-across – Early expression from baby’s movement : DADA
22-across – Lack of detail yet in Elgar’s variations : GENERALITY
25-across – Wind in vet, behind producing air : VENTILATE
26-across – Stone deep in earth kids played with : KEITH
27-across – See 6 : LEOPARD
28-across – Canonisations without pickled onions, devilish : SATANIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Kind granny’s ultimate drink : BRANDY
2-down – Exaggerate content of book about composer, no end : OVERDO
3-down – Order papers on music, dance, etc, extra bits : SPAREPARTS
4-down – Christ with Noah booted genius : MESSI
5-down – Spice Girl on tour topless, one topless in Australia : MELBOURNE
6-down – Ounce — or oodles with prawn crackers : SNOW
7-down – See 26 : RICHARDS
8-down – Pig in fat gets left of old : LARBOARD
13-down – Risk holding onto reserve when stock prices are falling : BEARMARKET
15-down – Where you can count up to five, for example : ONONEHAND
16-down – Dispense with nefarious vixen : SHEDEVIL
17-down – Dance where canine bites joiner on middle of groin : FANDANGO
19-down – Individual giant houses for Renaissance man : TITIAN
20-down – Paul’s fat bottom wiped — fabulous! : MYTHIC
23-down – Chance in rugby game to get head ripped off : EVENS
24-down – Capital invested in sugar, I gathered : RIGA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.