This crossword No. 25253 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Feb 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25253 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Royal sultanate has nothing against royal family : ROMANOV
5-across – Gesture deriding the Queen needs six 19s : SNOOKER
9-across – Some said an eye for an eye after 19 : KNIFE
10-across – Coming from the Pole — that or the railway? : NORTHERLY
11-across – 15 — or should it be Queen? — maybe 19 : BATTLESHIP
12-across – Go away to get in with no contest : SHOO
14-across – Make a noise like the last trump : WAKETHEDEAD
18-across – Be a top copper, more than usually mean? : SUPERINTEND
21-across – Carefully select worker to take from 19 : HAND
22-across – Diseased flour cooked and eaten by Liverpudlian missing drug : SCROFULOUS
25-across – Missing lord keeping some British model smoother : LUBRICANT
26-across – One willing to bet at a 7, in part : TAKER
27-across – General in burlesque resembling a mouse? : SLEEKIT
28-across – Carer finally comes in to nurse novelist : FORSTER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Skint, having lost capital through painting 4 : ROKEBY
2-down – Half time — you nearly made it! : MOIETY
3-down – Eager to embrace quarrel with some elders all about tattooing, say : NEEDLEWORK
4-down – Body of little beauty after 19 : VENUS
5-down – Setter out about to compete with wiper : SERVIETTE
6-down – Emperor with foothold out of crease : OTHO
7-down – Cover for head, right cheek if needed, or 21 for 19 : KERCHIEF
8-down – Painter only worked in colours : REYNOLDS
13-down – Most of 7 19 watch one after talent : HEADHUNTER
15-down – Machiavelli’s subject, like corruption, includes its leader : KINGCRAFT
16-down – Surfaces roads — so Cleopatra doesn’t get bitten? : ASPHALTS
17-down – Work to give power, having a key : OPENABLE
19-down – See 23 : POCKET
20-down – One taking interest in turn for having extra security : USURER
23-down – Took up English football club to effect losing money : OUTOF
24-down – See 21 : PICK
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.