This crossword No. 25447 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Oct 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25447 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Shoots fish in the home : FIRESIDE
9-across – Melody containing new line to hold most of these lines : TUNNEL
10-across – Brilliant companion has a stiffener : STARCH
11-across – When Tyler comes in, gradually reduce basic drink : TAPWATER
12-across – Walk with difficulty needing 10? : LIMP
13-across – Criminal fellow, the estate manager : MALEFACTOR
15-across – In the presence of death let everyone be a sporting type : ATHLETE
16-across – Line every 50 years? : JUBILEE
18-across – Line on poles in 19th century : VICTORIANS
19-across – Weapon to suit? : CLUB
20-across – Spicy stuff to read outside pub before lunch : CINNAMON
22-across – It’s not often you find an artist to trust : RARELY
23-across – Bike burnt by Eliot makes line for the Irish : NORTON
24-across – Line, half of it and not much of that, forms resistant stuff : BAKELITE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Line 5 is the thing — otherwise a social worker : DISTRICTVISITOR
2-down – Line at Eastern Church job : METROPOLITANATE
3-down – Device useful to umpires came across in barge : LIGHTMETER
4-down – Material for cowboy hat? : TEXTILE
5-down – Large quantities raised at station : STOP
6-down – Wrong right in two acts with line — one round pole : ANTARCTICCIRCLE
7-down – Straightness of 4s? You hear incorrectly : HETEROSEXUALITY
14-down – Spooner’s worthless people in combustion : FOURSTROKE
17-down – Girl in grass plot round sundial, she hopes! : WANNABE
21-down – Setter’s excavation : MINE
This crossword has in total 24 where 14 are across and 10 are down.