This crossword No. 25243 clues and answers were published on Fri 11 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25243 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Bird’s noise when pushing out many eggs : CUCKOO
5-across – Mouth part strangely absent in mutant carpenter ant : ENTRANCE
9-across – Saw kettled students breaking out : SALLYING
10-across – In a book? It’s about time! : ATHOME
11-across – Ignores a mate, fooling around in open relationship : MENAGEATROIS
13-across – Clever chap saw Hizbollah as shield : WHIZ
14-across – Doctor is wrong about woman in Austin, perhaps : MOTORIST
17-across – Empty urban land for public use is rare : UNCOMMON
18-across – Audibly voiced low spirits : MOOD
20-across – Crime novelist : STIEGLARSSON
23-across – Ms Andress famously appeared in one explosive scene : BIKINI
24-across – Hysterical and sexless, cut up sexy clothes : NEUROTIC
25-across – Girl can take school punishments : BEATINGS
26-across – Watch socialist go mad : SEERED
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – State starts to use the axe with no intelligence : UTAH
3-down – One causes a buzz, catching anarchist leader on lam in US city : KALAMAZOO
4-down – Determine position of Eastern countries : ORIENT
5-down – Fight calls for signs of commitment : ENGAGEMENTRINGS
6-down – Grassroots conservatives who think America’s in a pretty pickle : TEAPARTY
7-down – Hate violence, love right : ABHOR
8-down – Order junior chef to cut rebellious talk : COMMISSION
12-down – Decide not to conceive brood : THINKTWICE
15-down – Perhaps Horace is aware of pronounced facial feature? : ROMANNOSE
16-down – Liquid mixture is sprinkled on muesli : EMULSION
19-down – Independent children’s doctor raised concerns : ISSUES
21-down – Live and die outside of society : EXIST
22-down – Presentiment about lifespan : TIME
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.