This crossword No. 25221 clues and answers were published on Mon 17 Jan 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25221 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Made to smile by a thought? : AMUSED
6-across – They are linked with land measures : CHAINS
9-across – Star to cut back lighting unit : POLLUX
10-across – Takes a liberty? : ENSLAVES
11-across – Not quick or not quick enough : LATE
12-across – Details put as specified in the agreement : STIPULATED
13-across – Coordinates new colour schemes : DECORATIONS
18-across – I’m in prison without money, that’s the snag : IMPEDIMENT
21-across – First-class spinners : TOPS
22-across – You may read these at your convenience : GRAFFITI
23-across – Turned to dole when sacked : LOOTED
24-across – Tiny turned inlay that may have to be made up : LEEWAY
25-across – Not just ugly : UNFAIR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A light sweet : BULLSEYE
2-down – Persian king upset over sex change : XERXES
3-down – Hear suit about writers’ need for an alternative : THESAURI
4-down – Country put in a word of thanks for foreign capital : TIRANA
5-down – I heard a statement : AVOWAL
7-down – Journalist upset amid bad news for the country : SWEDEN
8-down – Precipitate action for itinerant : PERIPATETIC
14-down – The prototype of an oil rig installation : ORIGINAL
15-down – Fair verdict on an improved performance : NOTSOBAD
16-down – A dictum devoid of principles : AMORAL
17-down – Look for a feature about double parking : APPEAR
19-down – Feel free, if inside tower : EIFFEL
20-down – A relation, not being heartless, makes a gift : TALENT
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.