This crossword No. 25559 clues and answers were published on Wed 15 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25559 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 15’s dip to seize prey, wings torn off : BREATHE
5-across – Pleased to see hit involving heroes, for a start : CHUFFED
9-across – Old dictator, Pol’s partner, executed the divvy : IDIOT
10-across – Dance tease, say : CHACHACHA
11-across – Capitals of Italy, Morocco and Germany less popular in important 8 city? : KIMBERLEY
12-across – Game tease, say, in John : LOTTO
13-across – Regarding the birth of the bum : NATAL
15-across – Old chef’s after salmon for group : PINKFLOYD
18-across – Growth in ecstasy through distribution of narcotic : ACCRETION
19-across – Escape that’s authorised, in a word? : LEGIT
21-across – See 23 down : ONYOU
23-across – Like jelly? 4, perhaps, for triangular plate : SETSQUARE
25-across – Obscure 8 7, say — base : HYDROXIDE
26-across – More cross, train not in, completing last in puzzle : EXTRA
27-across – Right pair of OT characters, free : RELIEVE
28-across – Plastic through which to draw money by cents, I gathered : STENCIL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 18 : BRICKIN
2-down – Time saved by unscrambling of a Gemini crossword, primarily cryptic : ENIGMATIC
3-down – Name tag’s initial, lining hat : TITLE
4-down – English city Paul built for Australian natives : EUCALYPTI
5-down – See 23 : CRAZY
6-down – Discouraging classic hit breaking farmers in middle of July : UNHELPFUL
7-down – One intercepting newspaper feature : FACET
8-down – See 23 : DIAMOND
14-down – Rearing meat, you waste sugar : LAEVULOSE
16-down – Numbers originally called number in error, raised : NINETEENS
17-down – Wild dog taking drink, head down : ORGIASTIC
18-down – 15’s doctor went into a hall to pen Two Little Boys : ANOTHER
20-down – See 18 : THEWALL
22-down – Sing composition in lullaby, only borders raised : YODEL
23-down – 15’s timid about one gaseous element, shifting my zodiac around : SHINE
24-down – Line in letter recited : QUEUE
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.