This crossword No. 25318 clues and answers were published on Tue 10 May 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25318 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Ex-Chancellor, Rod, turned independent — vegetable! : KOHLRABI
9-across – Sound of trumpeter with hot mouthpiece : TOOTH
10-across – See 26 down : SHOW
11-across – Diametrically opposite pointed rocks, one follows source of Amazon : ANTIPODEAN
12-across – Powdered bottom : GROUND
14-across – Run over, note, by late person’s vehicle : REHEARSE
16-across – Party, one way and another, has awful things one’s unable to name : DOODAHS
18-across – Everlasting event being so even : ENDLESS
21-across – Blend or brew or fictional small family member? : BORROWER
23-across – Bothersome if I ratify novel written by a suitably connected 5 15 17 25 : ABRIEF
24-across – Sherwood’s first wood cutter’s consumer aid : STEAKKNIFE
26-across – See 2 : PIPE
27-across – Keen to do so noisily : MOURN
28-across – Greek fetching Trojan having left one cold : HELLENIC
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Seducer’s short length hair too wavy : LOTHARIO
2-down – Tube weapon shifted below to smother radio signal : BLOW
3-down – One unknown to get into firm danger : HAZARD
4-down – See 23 across : HISTORY
5-down – Measure up cats and dogs? : STEP
6-down – Conspicuous person calling for taxi’s public announcement device : LOUDHAILER
7-down – Braying beast making a fool of a woman : SHEASS
13-down – Don’t think much of unfairly breaking V&A nude rule : UNDERVALUE
15-down – What did you say about bacon end being dear in Scotland? : HEN
17-down – Fruit article located between dimensions : HAW
19-down – Livestock cleanser moved deep inside boat : SHEEPDIP
20-down – Scare about energy needed for goods on the move : FREIGHT
22-down – See 23 across : OFTIME
23-down – Ancient, say, going north, constrained by unstable load : AGEOLD
25-down – Best selling writer’s weight reduced : KING
26-down – Old-fashioned titillation in the butler’s view? : PEEP
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.