This crossword No. 25269 clues and answers were published on Mon 14 Mar 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25269 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Drinking den provides address — no bother! : SPEAKEASY
8-across – Going out on a limb : AFOOT
9-across – Contents of magazine now purged, re-issued : GUNPOWDER
10-across – Seabirds wheeling around stern : TERNS
12-across – Attest to extremely absorbing Kipling poem : VERIFY
13-across – Venture on the river for work : INDUSTRY
14-across – Shattered hope and returning trouble robbed her of will to live : OPHELIA
17-across – A person of importance?: murder detective’s first question? : ANYBODY
20-across – French university in German city’s resentful about it : SORBONNE
22-across – Meat in an iron container cooked in blazing brandy : FLAMBE
24-across – Information about art form : GENRE
25-across – It provides the broad view of photography : WIDEANGLE
26-across – Sprinkle the last of the pepper in the hash : STREW
27-across – An admired sport : GOODLOSER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Smart deal : SPRUCE
2-down – Quote to instal power units in temporary accommodation : CAMPSITE
3-down – One not going straight will have to make this up : LEEWAY
4-down – His view of life is austere, one might say sour : ASCETIC
5-down – Where T comes for pudding : AFTERS
6-down – Rounded up but not rounded off : CORNERED
11-down – Disorientated Indo-European god : ODIN
15-down – A characteristic of houses, say : PROPERTY
16-down – Where barristers get refreshers? : INNS
18-down – Underwear packed for one who’s smart : BRAINBOX
19-down – A number, for example, press for some form of restraint : LEGIRON
21-down – Publican with no end of trade : BARTER
22-down – One inside wards off evil spirits : FIENDS
23-down – Indisposed and laid up when advertised to appear : BILLED
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.