This crossword No. 25166 clues and answers were published on Fri 12 Nov 2010 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25166 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – What happens is to get spotted about a certain age : SEVENTEEN
6-across – Bell starts its sound to carry back : BRING
9-across – Maintain the retailer’s beginning to end : ESCOT
10-across – Angered at wild dog : GREATDANE
11-across – Test possible artistic ability for Showboat, say : RIVERCRAFT
12-across – Spare film director : LEAN
14-across – Youthful pastime lost by us oldies : MARBLES
15-across – Chimney first built in the past brings back trouble : LUMBAGO
17-across – A time to put across and be conciliatory : PLACATE
19-across – Cup soon ruined by a little drop : SOUPCON
20-across – It may come in glasses for astigmatism : ASTI
22-across – They abolish spats, said by a brother : ABROGATORS
25-across – Home at the weekend, one dined but was still hungry : INSATIATE
26-across – In the old days insect left a shell : ORMER
27-across – Glow of genetic modification over pasture : GLEAM
28-across – Very nice romp — and hard all the way : EVERYINCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Direct and neat : STEER
2-down – Girl vicars madly embrace — or the other way round : VICEVERSA
3-down – Source of power from Blarney Stone? : NATURALGAS
4-down – Belts to send rig repair … : ENGIRDS
5-down – … necessary to end fuel spread : NEEDFUL
6-down – This and that … : BOTH
7-down – Rodent that’s about to get ratty? : IRATE
8-down – One’s not experienced corroded brass? : GREENHORN
13-down – Being erotic keeps animal endlessly on the hoof : AMBULATORY
14-down – Girl turns up to iron out place of relief for process that may include relief : MAPMAKING
16-down – With no charm an unlikely broadcaster to get this job : ANCHORMAN
18-down – Space for a couple to hug : EMBRACE
19-down – Slut, English or Balkan : SLOVENE
21-down – Sense of state corruption : TASTE
23-down – She finds much harassment upsetting : SARAH
24-down – It’s a very little matter, like half of our letters : ATOM
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.