This crossword No. 25509 clues and answers were published on Mon 19 Dec 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25509 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Resolve to be unconscious after the party : THRASHOUT
8-across – Pick off the bird : SNIPE
9-across – Turkey — but Marian is cooking with duck! : ASIAMINOR
10-across – One of Santa’s reindeer — with a long tail? : COMET
12-across – Wrongly assert these are Christmas daisies : ASTERS
13-across – Swapping presents — the impudence! : PERTNESS
14-across – Two presents impossible to locate : NOWHERE
17-across – A boy acquiring djinn, oddly : ALADDIN
20-across – Winter dance thrown for enjoyment? : SNOWBALL
22-across – Blooming choir spoilt start of Deck The Halls : ORCHID
24-across – Gather it’s what people may go to church at Christmas for : AMASS
25-across – Woollen scarf worn in cold weather — Job’s one wasn’t much help! : COMFORTER
26-across – Note down new present : ENDOW
27-across – Love helping after a party : ADORATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Finally toasting the party-givers in spirits : GHOSTS
2-down – Jesus knew it as a child — using Tehran A-Z? : NAZARETH
3-down – China’s unusual Christmas decorations : CHAINS
4-down – Christmas present drawer acting as a guide : RUDOLPH
5-down – It’s natural to see a robin around the start of Noel : INBORN
6-down – Social activity following high jinks : APRESSKI
11-down – A moraliser, not someone like Scrooge, it’s said : ORAL
15-down – Pretty useless object on the tree? : ORNAMENT
16-down – Christmas fare always includes traditional sort of ale : REAL
18-down – Give one an order: Put up the ornaments! : DECORATE
19-down – Old man’s cracking nuts : ALMONDS
21-down – Property of the Magi : WISDOM
22-down – Remove top of boxes to reveal presents : OFFERS
23-down – In the freezer find diamonds, a Christmas present : ICEBOX
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.