This crossword No. 25698 clues and answers were published on Thu 26 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25698 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Olympian learnt about sharing immortality : COETERNAL
10-across – Admit in different order to bay : INLET
11-across – After a time a boy gets bubbly : AERATED
12-across – Having fun catching copper in barometer, perhaps : MERCURY
13-across – 16 with shorts : BOXER
14-across – Expanding carrier for body or brick : STRETCHER
16-across – Mowers in song managing flock : ONEMANANDHISDOG
19-across – Marker for style of TV serial? : SOAPSTONE
21-across – Sound round gripped by gripper : VOICE
22-across – Fool in face of using fingers : DIGITAL
23-across – 16 sound of sound made by Jack : RUSSELL
24-across – Drink at a play : DRAMA
25-across – 16 finds Brandreth’s upset having dropped aitch : STBERNARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fight with reserves for albums : SCRAPBOOKS
2-down – Bring up drink, keeping unknown under the boot, it may be : REARAXLE
3-down – 16 in Queer Street : SETTER
4-down – Get fed up with girl : ENID
5-down – Scott’s reserve in reduced game : SLIMBRIDGE
6-down – Lots of words for music at party, awfully trite : LIBRETTI
7-down – 16 inclined to hustle : SLEUTH
8-down – Remain in support : STAY
14-down – Legendary sword: may yours never grow so! : SHADOWLESS
15-down – Nigella coming from Lydd garage : RAGGEDLADY
17-down – 16 gives some satisfaction when boy’s about : ALSATIAN
18-down – Cart concealing poor view of road home? : DRIVEWAY
20-down – 16 consecutive letters between articles : AFGHAN
21-down – Good guy in real dressing room : VESTRY
22-down – Number at a party going round the room? : DADO
23-down – Take point afterward? : ROBE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.