This crossword No. 23017 clues and answers were published on Thu 18 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23017 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – As a primate gives blessing to one during party : BABOONISH
10-across – Get knotted, scorer! : RAVEL
11-across – Having spokes injected with carbon is basic : RADICAL
12-across – Switches between kind of shirt and topless swimwear : TOGGLES
13-across – Reflective lines, say, in city : ELEGY
14-across – Mini modified genera of seaweed : CARRAGEEN
16-across – High Street employees after those lifting items? : STOREDETECTIVES
19-across – Repulsive pants and saintly features restrict sex lives : HALITOSIS
21-across – Leading United and excited : ONEUP
22-across – King Edward exploited having the royal habit : ERMINED
23-across – One getting into old film star’s bodice : BUSTIER
24-across – PM Blair’s heart shaped bread : PITTA
25-across – Cooler to swing? Nonsense! : FANDANGLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Superman’s from Brum: hence Lois’s terminal dithering : UBERMENSCH
2-down – Daniel’s mate sleeping at Newcastle region game : ABEDNEGO
3-down – Sensitive Tynan’s missing relative with that hurt inside : TOUCHY
4-down – Miss having new top and bunting : CIRL
5-down – Lessons to be learnt when Carreras and chums lose 10-0 : THETHREERS
6-down – Loudmouth Simpson’s without Josh – good : BRAGGART
7-down – Develop gun : EVOLVE
8-down – Advantage of puzzle lacking number and name : PLUS
14-down – McBain enters Leicester High, fed up : CHEESEDOFF
15-down – Interested party prone to tangle with Krays : NOSYPARKER
17-down – National schoolboy gobbling seconds : ESTONIAN
18-down – Estate agents’ examinations : VIEWINGS
20-down – One’s no right to go in off them : LIMITS
21-down – Legendary bard, Ms Phillips, goes after map makers : OSSIAN
22-down – Public showing of Blake’s final version of Windows with Duck : EXPO
23-down – Plump knight’s gone thin : BONY
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.