This crossword No. 25575 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Mar 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25575 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – US general embraced by one German girl : EILEEN
6-across – They may have fallen on people’s feet : ARCHES
9-across – Secure a basic commodity : STAPLE
10-across – Frightening the French into preparing for war : ALARMING
11-across – Space evolved a long time back : AREA
12-across – Agrees to a wage cut and drowns one’s sorrows : TAKESADROP
13-across – Is unable to face the situation with free-range poultry? : CHICKENSOUT
18-across – An acrostic composed for a Latin American : COSTARICAN
21-across – Horse’s blaze of celebrity : STAR
22-across – Leg side shot results in being out : ONSTRIKE
23-across – V-sign shows one is not in agreement! : VARIES
24-across – Column I shall condense into a short paragraph : PILLAR
25-across – On which to get wind of something? : BLOWER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Messy hit-and-run? : SLAPDASH
2-down – Deprived, due to faulty beer measure! : BEREFT
3-down – One US state has a right to top another : ARKANSAS
4-down – Disgraced bogus journalist : SHAMED
5-down – Once wrong, made exact : EXTORT
7-down – Elder in sore distress : SENIOR
8-down – Not a member of the first form at Westminster : BACKBENCHER
14-down – Prime minister? : CARDINAL
15-down – Slackens off when the sun is out at quarter past eight, say : UNSCREWS
16-down – Go into service? : JOINUP
17-down – Make rapid progress in a profession : CAREER
19-down – Sums lost at rummy : TOTALS
20-down – Books with opposing points about love, in a way : NOVELS
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.