This crossword No. 25888 clues and answers were published on Wed 06 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25888 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Judge after delicate material’s cut : LACERATE
9-across – The Beatles’ 24 down? : HELLO
10-across – Printer’s mark, one with a long neck and a halo? : STET
11-across – Sovereign kidnapped by our Greek revolutionary for Asian communists : KHMERROUGE
12-across – Element, caught in the old feminist style, when retreating : CARBON
14-across – Under discussion, case number cut short : TRUNCATE
15-across – See 9 : GOODBYE
17-across – See 3 : THEUSSR
20-across – The Beatles’ Girl suffering among vermin : MICHELLE
22-across – Material exaggerated, gatecrashing party : COTTON
23-across – Element supporting me, I’m thus not entirely unfortunate : PROMETHIUM
24-across – Sacrifice 3 17, in full : COST
25-across – Pretentious type taken to court, say : PSEUD
26-across – Describing a sex party, not half crude in house : BUNGALOW
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Find someone to play the scoundrel, old singer : CASTRATO
2-down – Bold 3 17, in full : PERT
3-down – Number of the Beatles’ brackish tunes recollected : BACKIN
4-down – Insect in middle of buttercup, little one : TERMITE
5-down – Total, however, approximate : THOROUGH
6-down – Current passed through three ducks in pointless medical check : BLOODCOUNT
7-down – Not wrapping something sweet, wrapper discarded for sweet : NOUGAT
13-down – Private place black, what about odd parts of deck? Neither red nor green : BEDCHAMBER
16-down – Novel eruditely dismissing king for the present time : YULETIDE
18-down – Garden tools bound to go after opening of spectacular retail outlet : SHOESHOP
19-down – The Beatles’ 10? : LETITBE
21-down – Single sound from a cat coming up, cat finally burst in : IRRUPT
22-down – Stick me among the money : CEMENT
24-down – So long coat is actually outselling tops? : CIAO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.