This crossword No. 25054 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Jul 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25054 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Where you may find night-fliers hanging around : BELFRY
5-across – Equestrian ability acquired by the large majority : SAFESEAT
9-across – Blooming beast of burden has trouble returning : CAMELLIA
10-across – One’s income tax return : REBATE
11-across – Savage as Dracula : BLOODTHIRSTY
13-across – Beaten hollow : DENT
14-across – Turn in goal and even nearly score : NINETEEN
17-across – Meets and collides : RUNSINTO
18-across – Put down face to back : LAID
20-across – Chef, a true star cooking on French back street : RESTAURATEUR
23-across – Endlessly ask the advice of a government official : CONSUL
24-across – Confiscates one thousand sterling : IMPOUNDS
25-across – Ancient god cunningly poisoned : POSEIDON
26-across – It may be used to sort out a difficult problem : RIDDLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Key engineering work in Holland : EDAM
3-down – Feels a bit irritated by trifling annoyances : FLEABITES
4-down – Colour likely to run : YELLOW
5-down – Cheering up? : STANDINGOVATION
6-down – Strict control for company employee : FIRMHAND
7-down – Thus three-quarters of the beer is not drunk : SOBER
8-down – Direct opposite of a scholarly exercise? : ANTITHESIS
12-down – Decline to leave rubbish for disposal : REFUSETOGO
15-down – Convert may avoid the real issue : TALKROUND
16-down – Showed the flag? : UNFURLED
19-down – You’d be angry if you lost it : TEMPER
21-down – One of five is unaccountable : TASTE
22-down – I would look up to one that’s worshipped : IDOL
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.