This crossword No. 25423 clues and answers were published on Fri 09 Sep 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25423 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Spooner’s excluded journalist from book : HARDBACK
5-across – Service provided centrally in France? : MASSIF
9-across – Fashionable clique outpouring : INGROUP
10-across – Promotion not on before sovereign becomes tender : PROFFER
11-across – Animal died after dash : ELAND
12-across – Williams in a state, seen twice wandering behind time : TENNESSEE
13-across – What’s cast outside Kent castle can be heard on the blower : DIALLINGTONE
17-across – Putting clothes on after musical going over the top : HAIRDRESSING
20-across – The gaps it managed to fill? : SPAGHETTI
22-across – Catch nothing reflecting visual illusion of movement : OPART
23-across – It might help a serious smoker : INHALER
24-across – Pull vehicle over in a race : ATTRACT
25-across – Part taken by Egyptian asserting authority once : NASSER
26-across – Period between financial booms? : MEANTIME
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – He’s on fire out on the farm : HEIFER
2-down – Egg breaks listener rising to music : REGGAE
3-down – Would bride carelessly turn out with hair done so? : BLOWDRIED
4-down – Like Rachman starting a sentence? : CAPITALLETTER
6-down – A poem can be something positive : ANODE
7-down – P-point that’s delicate : SOFTSPOT
8-down – What army mess would get, like it or not? : FORCEFED
10-down – Notorious governor made pupil sit at one : PONTIUSPILATE
14-down – Count on GT form for an old banger : GUNCOTTON
15-down – Article with embellishment about a performer : THESPIAN
16-down – Ferocious swimmers cause mishaps round the land : PIRANHAS
18-down – Journey from Mombasa, far into the bush : SAFARI
19-down – Representation of upper class in the body politic : STATUE
21-down – Orchestra gets direction to its venue : HALLE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.