This crossword No. 25045 clues and answers were published on Thu 24 Jun 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25045 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – With extraordinary charm, old capital smothers a censor : LORDCHAMBERLAIN
9-across – Liable to be detected having forty winks : NAPPING
10-across – Lumberjack’s picture? : WOODCUT
11-across – Talk of state? : GAS
12-across – Prevent passing of legislation to reduce police numbers? : KILLTHEBILL
13-across – Reduced borough with David and Richard playing a duet : ATTENUATED
15-across – Kings keeping tips on account may be taken aback : KNAP
18-across – See 15 : SACK
20-across – Actor in the front inside back : EDITHEVANS
23-across – Play throughout the season in question with everyone going down : ALLTHATFALL
25-across – Keyholder having been fired? : ASH
26-across – Artist, one writing plays for adults included : PAINTER
27-across – One in musical — The Prince and the Showgirl? : OLIVIER
28-across – I enter alliance with Lovelace’s new girl, rendering three — which includes 27 : NATIONALTHEATRE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Crave drug from receiver of kicks? : LONGGRASS
2-down – Sport that is newly put in store : REPOSIT
3-down – Smart lad’s victims of premature count? : CHICKENS
4-down – Backer of good old coin : ANGEL
5-down – Acknowledges old actor’s time with runners : BOWSTREET
6-down – Island ways being broadcast : RHODES
7-down – Event with lots of bridge? : AUCTION
8-down – Related to one’s origin in South Africa : NATAL
14-down – A mutiny to elevate atmosphere at the 28? : AUDITORIA
16-down – God’s in attitude that will give a speedy ride : POSTHORSE
17-down – Poet-parson upset Cleo : VERLAINE
19-down – Incest upsetting sick musician : CELLIST
21-down – In painting, an encore given to such as Lawrence : ARABIST
22-down – Wodehousian greeting to doctor without cover : WHATHO
23-down – Shaker when writer? : ASPEN
24-down – A fight, more or less : ABOUT
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.