This crossword No. 25456 clues and answers were published on Tue 18 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25456 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – No natural listener, the boss — one getting spin introduced? : LIPREADER
10-across – Intimate pub, The Queen : INNER
11-across – The Tories tell a whinger about 23 across’s message : WEREALL
12-across – After start of affair longs to get letters : AITCHES
13-across – Zero elasticity in arch : OGIVE
14-across – Chemical separation could be produced by rinses? Yes : SYNERESIS
16-across – A trip with the legwork would be disastrous for me : TIGHTROPEWALKER
19-across – Sort of politician expected to keep them open-mouthed? : DEMAGOGUE
21-across – Very short attack : ASSAI
22-across – Satirist aiming dart at fashion : RUSHTON
23-across – Old bird turns over, somersaulting into great river, making a retreat on island : OSBORNE
24-across – See 23 : HOUSE
25-across – Excellent setter’s brilliant clue getting misprinted : SUPERGLUE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Start to slate deficient Labour leader Miliband for proceeding at snail’s pace? : SLOWFOOTED
2-down – Cats finally sounding happy? That’s encouraging : SPURRING
3-down – A church led by males and as it appears to potential female bishops? : MENACE
4-down – Upper-class boy brought up in Scottish estate : UDAL
5-down – Relation in voluntary organisation turning up in European country : GREATNIECE
6-down – One spending time at 23 across 24 — the end of the line : VICTORIA
7-down – See 11 : INTHIS
8-down – Woman like Molly Malone without husband : IRIS
14-down – Ability to absorb liquids comes from various openings in middle of tissue : SPONGINESS
15-down – Soldiers who keep the machinery going? : SERVICEMEN
17-down – See 11 : TOGETHER
18-down – Birds with glossy appearance heading north — half of those off course will be trapped : KESTRELS
20-down – Keep quiet about employment in the 6 and 21? : MUSEUM
21-down – Prince gives warning about bishop : ALBERT
22-down – Industrial area is rougher with characters regularly getting bumped off : RUHR
23-down – Nothing works, sorry! : OOPS
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.