This crossword No. 25929 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Apr 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25929 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Work in iron? It might have taken one to a Scottish forge : ELOPEMENT
10-across – Yes, drink is said to get very cold : ICEUP
11-across – Two beasts that may get hot in the light : WOLFRAM
12-across – What’s excited a fan — one TV show’s brilliant writer : THESWAN
13-across – Put up or knock down, might you say? : RAISE
14-across – Propagandist’s hard work, always penning article : SLOGANEER
16-across – This ginger ale he brewed for a national organisation : ENGLISHHERITAGE
19-across – Solver’s beginning to face setter’s linguistic tricks in a duel? : SWORDPLAY
21-across – First hint of diddling — issue to make one resign : DEMIT
22-across – Famous Dutchman’s tots are backward : ERASMUS
23-across – Monster turning on a child with ruler? Not these days! : TEACHER
24-across – Stirrer by and by must keep quiet : SPOON
25-across – In rally is talk off the cuff? : IMPROVISE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Clothes items? Girls wear ’em possibly, but not I! : LEGWARMERS
2-down – Mean deception in areas prone to flooding? : LOWLYING
3-down – Pilot’s life’s ending in ravine : GEORGE
4-down – Regular features of the grim academic session : TERM
5-down – Some of the stuff in W.H. Smith not shifting, reportedly : STATIONERY
6-down – Bookish types having some wine in Boston at lunchtime? : LITERATI
7-down – Little bird in water twice : PEEWEE
8-down – Inhabitant of Madrid perhaps, not half cross : SPAN
14-down – Pedagogue thus restricts little children, only one left in charge : SCHOLASTIC
15-down – Like old recording that sounds authentic, excessively so? : REELTOREEL
17-down – Trendy theologian with rising reputation bound to be sought after : INDEMAND
18-down – After a jolly tea I start to rest in this? : ARMCHAIR
20-down – See 12 : OFAVON
21-down – Persist as fiery character : DRAGON
22-down – Language not all readers enjoy : ERSE
23-down – Hit — Engelbert’s first record : TAPE
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.