This crossword No. 25030 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25030 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tries to enter bona fide practice : REHEARSAL
6-across – They were widely worn in Oxford in the ’20s : BAGS
8-across – Wading bird? It’s a ruddy duck! : FLAMINGO
9-across – Top flight writers long out of fashion? : QUILLS
10-across – Volatile feline put in an enclosure : SCATTY
11-across – Aunt Sally, for example, may be legitimate prey : FAIRGAME
12-across – Search the bed again for source of provocation : REDRAG
15-across – Suit worn by the wealthy : DIAMONDS
16-across – Dude pals prepare to ride on the ranch : SADDLEUP
19-across – Get out of breath, being no longer fit : EXHALE
21-across – Hundred men come prepared to start : COMMENCE
22-across – Scholar meets master primarily to express disapproval of cane : BAMBOO
24-across – Put in charge in quarry that’s steep : PRICEY
25-across – Masefield’s mal-de-mer? : SEAFEVER
26-across – An image I’d behold in retrospect : IDOL
27-across – Urge to go into action when disheartened : DEPRESSED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Memorial of old priest outwardly Roman Catholic : RELIC
2-down – The arms go round one’s pet : HAMSTER
3-down – In any case, a refusal will not please : ANNOY
4-down – Showed no respect and ate greedily : SCOFFED
5-down – After something to drink, had a meal to finish off : LIQUIDATE
6-down – Stop for Jack to revive : BRINGTO
7-down – Fashion model glad to win first prize : GOLDMEDAL
13-down – One thus may show soppy demeanour : ENAMOURED
14-down – Such a monster caused the death of Desdemona : GREENEYED
17-down – I’m cold — I move home : DOMICIL
18-down – One is prone to use arms in this exercise : PRESSUP
20-down – Beats a side from London : HAMMERS
22-down – Two support the church : BRACE
23-down – Working to finish without pause or interruption : ONEND
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.