This crossword No. 25764 clues and answers were published on Thu 11 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25764 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Extremely uncongenial bird’s embraced at last : ULTIMATE
9-across – Actor’s denied leading part in films : LAYERS
10-across – Old swinger who scored with temptress — it ends in remorse : BABE
11-across – Swinger professionally and privately has row about German swingers’ clubs : TIGERWOODS
12-across – Swinger going on record shows what’s grand in French Resistance : MILLER
14-across – Gin reportedly reduces discomfort in swingers’ bars : TRAPEZES
15-across – The Ottoman commander most admired by his peers produces middlebrow novel : AGASAGA
17-across – Swinger’s flat out here having food to scoff : HAMMOCK
20-across – Worker taken in by PM has silly illusion : PHANTASM
22-across – Trojan horse’s outside Caribbean country : HECUBA
23-across – Actress admits whisky’s knocked back for illumination : STREETLAMP
24-across – See 10 : RUTH
25-across – See 1 : VOTERS
26-across – See 2 : SWAPPING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Swingers seduced by parties love gin — start of frolics! : FLOATING
2-down – Swinger’s activity with one fellow, say, accepting hands going up leg : WIFE
3-down – Swinger like 10 24 across’s beat : BATTER
4-down – Top for woman with figure of a voluminous nature : WEIGHTY
5-down – Long aria composed for this? : GLORIANA
6-down – Addict needs this endless buzz: too many drugs leading to crime, unfortunately : HYPODERMIC
7-down – Cross Irish girl wasting time : BRIDGE
13-down – Cinematic location fails to entertain patron of the theatre : LOSANGELES
16-down – Large woman’s uncontrolled eating leads to swollen stomach : GIANTESS
18-down – Bishop caught in fling with joiner in pick-up location : CABSTAND
19-down – Singer plugs TV award half-heartedly — it’s an important mission : EMBASSY
21-down – Legendary 3 building century : HUTTON
22-down – Swinger exercising no discrimination during arousal : HEPCAT
24-down – After starter’s put away, beef’s ready : RIPE
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.