This crossword No. 25609 clues and answers were published on Fri 13 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25609 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Modelling a solo performance, according to the Just So Stories : CATWALK
5-across – Choice was first preserved : PICKLED
9-across – Horsefly : CLEGG
10-across – Take one sort of word — grass — for craft with shallow draft : RIVERBOAT
11-across – Pawnbroker and taxman keeping Cams’ problem from Stowe : UNCLETOMSCABIN
13-across – The curse of the 10 15 : OATH
14-across – Charge less than German joiner and truce breaker : UNDERCUT
17-across – Stressed when Greek cross put on Turkish island Ordnance Survey missed out : TAUTENED
18-across – Dog, noisy one, one with no tail : FIDO
21-across – Adult female has order to get on with it : FULLSTEAMAHEAD
23-across – Mostly a lot of skill in contriving real trouble : INGENERAL
24-across – See 1 down : FIGHT
25-across – Rare earth that long ago briefly gained a lot of success : YTTRIUM
26-across – Party I’d arranged for excursion : DAYTRIP
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Prepare to shoot picture with high tension — it’s illegal : COCK
2-down – What Omar glimpsed within the tavern — is it Very? : THEONETRUELIGHT
3-down – Country of 7, say : ANGOLA
4-down – Girl entertaining artist with chop? : KARATE
5-down – Father — he’s left off being forceful — flags : PAVEMENT
6-down – A number of mysterious utterances on boats : CORACLES
7-down – Play in retrospect fashionable – the rage? : LOOKBACKINANGER
8-down – School at first in academic outburst : DETONATION
12-down – Whence reward for wisdom? Faith? Love? Try love : TOOTHFAIRY
15-down – Most of the sun’s about to set on the Baltic : HELSINKI
16-down – Walker gets right inside the wire : TELEGRAM
19-down – Seemed pleased with conveyance including motorway : SMILED
20-down – Evasive throw about 12 inches : SHIFTY
22-down – Quantities coming up — hold it! : STOP
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.