This crossword No. 25675 clues and answers were published on Fri 29 Jun 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25675 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Not like certain steroids? That’s general, not hard, including first two : CATABOLIC
6-across – Holly coming into flower with … : BUDDY
9-across – … friend: is it ok for me to take off? : AMIGO
10-across – Cut out of New Zealand as a clue : SUEZCANAL
11-across – Tennyson’s nature put colour into books by worker about legislation : REDINTOOTH
12-across – Wise guy, no Scotsman, by himself : SOLO
14-across – Work on a piece of verse that’s milky white : OPALINE
15-across – Coloured bottom piece of garden : ROSEBED
17-across – See 11 : ANDCLAW
19-across – German city backed food for sheep : MARBURG
20-across – Gallery in the Pantheon? : GODS
22-across – Proposal of policy to give coloured bread and milk to queen : GREENPAPER
25-across – Marching girlfriend round plane holding gold : MAJORETTE
26-across – First parliament backing epic : ILIAD
27-across – Goat’s name to be aggravating without love : NANNY
28-across – Non-U scenic route round military alliance’s explosive requirement : DETONATOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – One presiding over church music? : CHAIR
2-down – Well used to playing high card at bridge? : THIRDHAND
3-down – Coloured area for past and future building? : BROWNFIELD
4-down – Svelte model held back by romance : LISSOME
5-down – City street in good mood : CHESTER
6-down – Gesture from stream : BECK
7-down – See 8 : DINGO
8-down – Kangaroo chaser lying to conceal row on colour : YELLOWDOG
13-down – I give praise to Paris in a hundred shapes : ASCRIPTION
14-down – King Billy’s supporter’s coloured island : ORANGEMAN
16-down – Plan to find coloured liquid outside river : BLUEPRINT
18-down – Got the better of material : WORSTED
19-down – Actress nuts about sheep : MAEWEST
21-down – One in formal dress when performing will cut the mustard : DIJON
23-down – Jury’s comment on horse : RIDER
24-down – Asinine comment with inconstant vicar : BRAY
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.