This crossword No. 25022 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 May 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25022 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Laura is upset, in part, by deliverance from religion : SECULARISATION
9-across – Christen South American river in brass at the door : NAMEPLATE
10-across – Writer taking very great pains to hide being very angry : OSCAR
11-across – See 10 : WILDE
12-across – Tears when food returns to north German town : RENDSBURG
13-across – Keep hold when about to put on pebbledash, say : CLADDING
14-across – Bird on street of consequence for 10 11 : ERNEST
17-across – Film actor’s low standard painting? : BOGART
19-across – Success over planet to become less substantial? : WEARTHIN
22-across – 21s topped with additional sign : AMPERSAND
24-across – Girl will be first in otherwise : ELSIE
25-across – Fancy 250,000 sheets? : DREAM
26-across – Endangered beast takes fruit round world, including US city : POLARBEAR
27-across – Is worker on cars in essay by 5? : TRISTRAMSHANDY
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Advertisements carried by food tables : SANDWICHBOARDS
2-down – Girl with a grinder in a state : CAMILLA
3-down – I don’t have to listen to article about rip-off : LIPREADER
4-down – Make new disposition, almost completely, of king on back row : REARRANK
5-down – Writer of 14 disposition : STERNE
6-down – Hornblower’s sweetheart? : TOOTS
7-down – Conceal lines about c-crossword element being incomplete : OCCLUDE
8-down – South coast resort proclaimed with love at sunrise? : BRIGHTANDEARLY
15-down – Metallic element from old show for old king shedding old city : RAREEARTH
16-down – Swinger to finish posh in appropriately vocal fruit? : PENDULUM
18-down – Time off for transmission without pay, possibly : GAPYEAR
20-down – History of the weird banshee : HASBEEN
21-down – Mollycoddle agent — plan coming up : PAMPER
23-down – Avuncular black man — there must be some : REMUS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.