This crossword No. 25040 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25040 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Rover has complaint about a fish : GADABOUT
9-across – Depend on Mercury to keep in with sweetheart : HINGE
10-across – Player left when Chifonie dropped cone : HIFI
11-across – Submit first crossword — Taupi sadly deceased : CAPITULATE
12-across – Tin containing weak pollen producer : STAMEN
14-across – Near to tee, friend regularly had a chat : NATTERED
15-across – Meat Hazard placed in trap : GRISKIN
17-across – Rufus broadcast film, The Entertainer : REDCOAT
20-across – Paul came clean: I’m to blame! : MEACULPA
22-across – In America, Boatman provides flag : ENSIGN
23-across – Solve Enigmatist by guesswork : ESTIMATING
24-across – Araucaria’s gold Roller going for a song : ARIA
25-across – Beat it! — Hectence takes charge : TITHE
26-across – Mine might be unlocked by Shed : OPENCAST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Cooler? Warmer? : RADIATOR
2-down – Monkey given drink : SAKI
3-down – Bird flying out to vessel : TOUCAN
4-down – Pay raise — it’s Pasquale’s premier objective : STIPEND
5-down – Lady golfer embraces feminist model in smart dress : WHITETIE
6-down – Changes shapes : INFLUENCES
7-down – Beale includes time for Harrison, say : BEATLE
13-down – Scots Amish splinter group getting pleasure from pain : MASOCHISTS
16-down – Dicky certain to be unlucky : ILLFATED
18-down – Most heated inert gas mixture : ANGRIEST
19-down – Pan supports crushed tail on palm : TALIPOT
21-down – Bogus monarch faces oral examinations : ERSATZ
22-down – Young bird, say — permit one to be held : EAGLET
24-down – Original Jaguar model falls off bridge : ARCH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.