This crossword No. 25218 clues and answers were published on Thu 13 Jan 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25218 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Masses brought up with musical spirit : HAIRBALLS
10-across – See 14 : GRAVE
11-across – King in Texas city finds cuckoo : WACKO
12-across – Push in letter for audition, then start : QUEUEJUMP
13-across – Chance for song : FORTUNE
14-across – Drunk fine to go to hen party, then 1 : ONEFOOT
17-across – Error with drinks, say : LAPSE
19-across – See 23 : TED
20-across – Piece of soap is teeny, but it’s slippery : PISTE
21-across – Ben has toe to accelerator certainly to increase speed : HURRYUP
22-across – No cutting trumps: these decide the outcome : RUNOFFS
24-across – Footballers requiring bibs? : DRIBBLERS
26-across – See 14 : INTHE
28-across – Tycoon on the 20? : MOGUL
29-across – Uncle of barmy books going the same way : CONFLUENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 8 : SHOW
2-down – One’s product is ground caught in digger : MINCER
3-down – Quite wonderful 1 : ABSOLUTELY
4-down – Memorial film on canines, for example : PLAQUE
5-down – While editor flabbergasted, ET leaving space rocket? : ASTEROID
6-down – Monster so elevated : OGRE
7-down – See 3 : FABULOUS
8-down – Pervert hopes to occupy seat for Tom’s entertainment? : PEEP
13-down – Amend ordinal’s nucleus, finding obscenities? : FILTH
15-down – Ten plebeians somehow able to grow : EXPANSIBLE
16-down – Rows with fierce animals no good : TIERS
18-down – Breakfast 1? : PORRIDGE
19-down – Sheep enclosure collie emptied for a little bread : TUPPENCE
22-down – 1 that’s up the wall? : RISING
23-down – 1 time: funny 3 appearing in craze : FATHER
24-down – See 22 : DAMP
25-down – Island with single party standing : BALI
27-down – Makes ’ot food : EATS
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.