This crossword No. 25938 clues and answers were published on Fri 03 May 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25938 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Killer keeps awfully hot — do I not? — aiming for straight sets : ORTHODONTIC
9-across – Morris — is she from Paris? : ESTELLE
10-across – Line — end of Central, start of Metropolitan — ascribed to the law : LONGARM
11-across – Exaggerate what’s no distance in Russia at a point : OVERSTATE
12-across – Queen and prince coming after death : RIGOR
13-across – Old currency gamble? : PUNT
14-across – Report of weakly cure embracing odd bod and lunatic : HEBDOMADAL
16-across – People like Lolita — it’s a difficult thing to do : SEXKITTENS
19-across – King of footballers? : OFFA
20-across – A word of comfort from another place : THERE
21-across – In a way, left a lot of flowers for children’s author : ROALDDAHL
23-across – Parthian shot in sketch? : OUTLINE
24-across – Premier destroyer of romance : CAMERON
25-across – Holds forth about the purpose of posterity : DESCENDANTS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 2 : OFTHEUNEXPECTED
2-down – 21’s clue to self-hate? : TALES
3-down – Too old for reporting of event? Not a hundred! : OVERAGE
4-down – Does lie perverted lead to rape? : OILSEED
5-down – Fits of temper at time worker drinks? : TANTRUMS
6-down – Diplomat accused of intrigues? : CHARGEDAFFAIRES
7-down – Collapse of French work of art : DECOMPOSITION
8-down – Water feature? I’m not sure — dubious parallel between books : UMBRELLAPLANT
15-down – Emperor’s clothes raised over half disease : TIBERIUS
17-down – Re-enter formation of earth : TERRENE
18-down – Subtle twist in Duncan Edwards’ initiation : NUANCED
22-down – Devil opening the show : DEMON
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.