This crossword No. 23025 clues and answers were published on Tue 30 Dec 2003 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 23025 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Meditating for all that time … : THOUGHT
5-across – … how Medusa’s snakes may be put on? : ASSUMED
9-across – Paint roller covers passage initially : INTRO
10-across – Pickpockets – parasites and fools : DIPSTICKS
11-across – Wisdom displayed by King George, say, as a golfer : GREGNORMAN
12-across – Electrical safety device for explosive lighter : FUSE
14-across – This deflected battle spear : BREASTPLATE
18-across – Odd people in error in Eden : ORIGINALSIN
21-across – Tots turn round : NIPS
22-across – Lawman going round capital to discover pests : MOSQUITOES
25-across – Translate name found in prettier version : INTERPRET
26-across – Wise random number generator : ERNIE
27-across – Former philosopher has daughter brought to light : EXHUMED
28-across – Others must have a right to turn over a new leaf : RESTART
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Understand heartless guy following model : TWIGGY
2-down – Shop exit : OUTLET
3-down – This will attract fish during boat trip : GROUNDBAIT
4-down – Trade union leaders stick up for royal family : TUDOR
5-down – A parish priest puts up rates : APPRAISES
6-down – Vision in audio place : SITE
7-down – He wrote about the past master having gold buried in earth : MACAULAY
8-down – Norfolk town always separate : DISSEVER
13-down – Spirit of revolutionary beasts? Extremely serious! : SPUNKINESS
15-down – Spoony, perhaps, with stirring demeanour : ENAMOURED
16-down – Reduce filler and stiffener : DOWNSIZE
17-down – Haste makes waste : DISPATCH
19-down – Cockney instrument for Trollope : JOANNA
20-down – Insist upon a sure thing for the auditor : ASSERT
23-down – Queen meeting a sailor in the country : QATAR
24-down – Concert for Maidenhead : PROM
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.