This crossword No. 25564 clues and answers were published on Tue 21 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25564 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – It might come from robins, holding one note, then another : BIRDSONG
9-across – Tea? Go to cafe, say : EATOUT
10-across – Gifted geniuses are very exceptional to begin with : GAVE
11-across – Fashion a better law that’s important for operating well : WATERTABLE
12-across – Crude alcohol, good with pickled trout : GUTROT
14-across – Piece of furniture cook rearranged in HQ : BOOKCASE
15-across – Some friend offers to complete some knitting, say : ENDOFF
17-across – Switch position in front of goal and commit foul : OFFEND
20-across – Medical records that doctor wrote up for consultant : CASEBOOK
22-across – Teacher returned carrying gallon — cheap hooch : ROTGUT
23-across – The drink some diners prefer still : TABLEWATER
24-across – Brilliant star trapped in compulsive gambling : VEGA
25-across – At mealtime excel every other character in robust repast : OUTEAT
26-across – Stupidly bring in obnoxious person for a lark, perhaps : SONGBIRD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Free from deception, having sorted out bad issue : DISABUSE
2-down – Indulged, oddly, so do nothing : IDLE
3-down – Retriever, for example, raised with intelligence to bring bird : GODWIT
4-down – Sign of distress of female quickly disappears : TEARSOFF
5-down – Part of engine that’s minute in small train set, possibly : STEAMCHEST
6-down – Plants free of insects? Not quite : BUGLES
8-down – Animal in Highlands turned up beside Scott’s hero : GATSBY
13-down – Fish bled disastrously between banks : REDBELLIES
16-down – How to film, mostly badly, and behave irresponsibly towards : FOOLWITH
18-down – Dickensian character in dull, laborious work : DRUDGERY
19-down – They cut into ice to get fish : SKATES
21-down – A maximum possible speed in a vehicle? You can count on it : ABACUS
22-down – Full of enthusiasm, runs a syndicate : RARING
24-down – British in contest felt atmosphere : VIBE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.