This crossword No. 25088 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Aug 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25088 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – I can take year off covering royal route : ITINERARY
10-across – Flower held under the chin in play : VIOLA
11-across – Ecstasy remains found in first-rate café : TEASHOP
12-across – Temporal lobe’s first used in promise to lady? Not these days : WORLDLY
13-across – Relax in Cold Mountain : CHILL
14-across – IRA attend manoeuvres, leading to loss of civil rights : ATTAINDER
16-across – Rude retorts flow freely in some answers here : FOURLETTERWORDS
19-across – Discerning story about ten going to America : SAGACIOUS
21-across – Whereby one enters toilet? : MEANS
22-across – Pope hosts hostile minor eminence : PAPILLA
23-across – Problem with recalling foreign seaman I arrested : AMNESIA
24-across – Indecent answer from the French lieutenant : ADULT
25-across – Slow-moving glacier melts, engulfing the last shed : LETHARGIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Copper investigates Fiona’s disputes and fights : FISTICUFFS
2-down – Sweet French husband got up in tatty suit : TIRAMISU
3-down – Like the poison in Hamlet, half consumed : LETHAL
4-down – Swimmer starts to complain about odd bits of rope : CARP
5-down – One sent up into English woods as spectator : EYEWITNESS
6-down – Survey shows old women drink spirit around Italy : OVERVIEW
7-down – Wobbly sideboards lacking base? Yes, base : SORDID
8-down – Change egg distributor; chief’s been fired : VARY
14-down – Beer full of botanic ingredients, as with some cases : ACTIONABLE
15-down – Underground sites camouflaged in leaderless France : RESISTANCE
17-down – District officer brought up two boxers after son left : LOCALITY
18-down – Perhaps stop king doing as planned : ROADSIGN
20-down – Press-ups in PE used to stiffen limbs : GYPSUM
21-down – Degrading food Ulster imported : MENIAL
22-down – Maximum irritation to the ear : PEAK
23-down – Regular typeface is more than affectedly stylish : ARTY
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.