This crossword No. 25234 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25234 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Start putting fresh lead on carpet : KICKOFF
5-across – A dead giveaway? : BEQUEST
9-across – Key closing old lift : EXALT
10-across – Tory squeezing a Liberal, it’s 1-0 for the government? : COALITION
11-across – Total power lost, I am taking bus, sadly : ABSOLUTISM
12-across – Rejection of local housing right wind-up! : BURP
14-across – Grammatical term speaking of Santa’s little helper? : SUBORDINATE
18-across – Fancy quality beef, lower in essential content : FLOWERINESS
21-across – Flying man? : ROOK
22-across – A work of art padre initially put in position at front of church? : ALTARPIECE
25-across – I get a rat cooked to keep very lean : GRAVITATE
26-across – See 24 : TRUCK
27-across – Most elevated, a total of 22 international cricketers? : TALLEST
28-across – See 1 down : MUSTARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Very passionate, but Spooner’s nasty and yellow! : KEENAS
2-down – See 14 : CLAUSE
3-down – Fool, unfortunately clouted around, beaten : OUTCLASSED
4-down – Actuality about East side : FACET
5-down – Restaurant with money overlooking lake : BRASSERIE
6-down – Leave fairly shortly : QUIT
7-down – Treat Paul with dire injection : EPIDURAL
8-down – Theme music old writer’s written up in new tome : TONEPOEM
13-down – Fruit soaking up one’s drink, disperses : DISSIPATES
15-down – Sharp tack left upside down, piercing islander : BRILLIANT
16-down – Terror, certainly, underneath a couple of females : AFFRIGHT
17-down – Girl in limo that’s funny one-liner? : MONORAIL
19-down – Huge creature’s ear bitten by grizzly, end ripped off : BELUGA
20-down – Ducks are put in the oven with last of sausage stuffing : BEAKED
23-down – Four men framed for a crime they didn’t commit ’ad meat : ATEAM
24-down – US emergency vehicle’s worry with individual trapped, fight ensuing : FIRE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.