This crossword No. 25777 clues and answers were published on Fri 26 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25777 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Folk that stray — not we — could be on everybody’s lips : TALKOFTHETOWN
10-across – Oration delivered in Canada : ONTARIO
11-across – Drink for sergeant at northern French city : ALENCON
12-across – Fine for old and young alike : DANDY
13-across – Hopeless part of 12 in 12: will telepathy find monarch in time? : DESPERATE
14-across – Change of leader for ’orse? : ALTER
16-across – Don’t allow an article on island character in 12 : BANANAMAN
18-across – Figure of speakers entering, not well oiled : ELLIPSOID
19-across – Group and so on going into reverse : OCTET
20-across – One making selfish use of would-be liberators imprisoned by one going out, perhaps : EXPLOITER
23-across – 12 23 down’s fruit to order : HIPPO
24-across – Lethargy does for love in a primate : LANGUOR
25-across – Garden feature backed by a record agent : PERGOLA
26-across – Tokay, heated mistakenly, following pages? Don’t go to work! : TAKETHEDAYOFF
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Feeler misses a point thanks to student of pregnancy : ANTENATAL
3-down – 12’s cat sees king beheading Russian novelist : KORKY
4-down – Too much liquid left in what one eats? : FLOOD
5-down – Carrier holds aptly named football manager having strained his voice? : HOARSENED
6-down – Nasty rotten hue, as far as that goes : THEREUNTO
7-down – Listener to twig the old religion? : WICCA
8-down – From bottom of France to remote Surrey town’s dues to 12 : FONDFAREWELLS
9-down – Test for doctor at first on a line : INTERNATIONAL
15-down – Copy concerned with backing Mussolini : REPRODUCE
16-down – Two pound return on gold at church, used by 13 character as razor : BLOWTORCH
17-down – Mouth with no heart, evidence of camphor having been applied? : MOTHPROOF
21-down – God, lawyer and beast going by car? : PANDA
22-down – Swift and quiet in attack : RAPID
23-down – Vex 12 character : HARRY
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.