This crossword No. 25779 clues and answers were published on Mon 29 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25779 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Routine procedure for a safe crossing : KERBDRILL
8-across – Quiet game : WHIST
9-across – Rapid rise, sadly, in dilapidation : DISREPAIR
10-across – A bit of a punch-up : SCRAP
12-across – They fight with one another : ALLIES
13-across – Press one to state conclusion involving a paradox : IRONICAL
14-across – Husband shows reticence : RESERVE
17-across – Hit a century, made fast : CLOCKED
20-across – To show greater indulgence may be stupid : MINDLESS
22-across – Hemingway and Sterne novel : ERNEST
24-across – Footwear that goes with the hose? : PUMPS
25-across – Incensed by having to change banks? : CROSSOVER
26-across – They go round about, loud and heavy : HEFTY
27-across – Missing persons : ABSENTEES
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A broken romance? : SERIAL
2-down – A bit over-developed and not finally successful : ABORTIVE
3-down – Covers spread out : DRAPES
4-down – It’s forbidden — and one hundred take it badly at first : ILLICIT
5-down – Affected stylish greeting : CHICHI
6-down – Inserted plug in leak — a daring exploit : ESCAPADE
11-down – One gets a large number upset about hard work : TOIL
15-down – US recipe cooked for gourmets : EPICURES
16-down – Look in six different directions : VIEW
18-down – Associates with swindling types? : CONSORTS
19-down – Credit work, say, to a writer : ASCRIBE
21-down – Vice produces record-breaking tax : DEPUTY
22-down – Oriental flower festival : EASTER
23-down – Country editor beset with bad news : SWEDEN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.