This crossword No. 25283 clues and answers were published on Wed 30 Mar 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25283 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – One half of 9 : SINGLE
6-across – Reading, say, in 5 across 7, a long runner? : SEVERN
9-across – TT Race practice : DRYRUN
10-across – Manny R’s friend gets stuck into some opposition : ANTONYMY
11-across – Pass some bananas : HAND
12-across – Franglais patients contact policemen about bird : DICKCISSEL
13-across – 21 11 is badly 8 : ERICCLAPTON
18-across – He keeps complaining about energy-filled Mr Active’s death : GRIMREAPER
21-across – Delay delivery of gin? : SLOW
22-across – Evening do, one at which reporters meet Brynner and McKenna together, say : APRESSKI
23-across – Barney Rubble, perhaps, close at 11 : NEARBY
24-across – Legs that with 17 7 could make 13, the same as … : ELEVEN
25-across – … apostles with 5 across 7 : TWELVE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bit of ’elp given to comparatively unskilled burglar? : INTRUDER
2-down – 5 across recording goes around with a 17 : CLONED
3-down – Fancy date with hot-headed guy? It may look harmless : DEATHCAP
4-down – 17 7 is an exhibition of 5 acrosses or 17s but not 16s : TENNIS
5-down – ID for one Holby City anaesthetic? : SERIAL
7-down – See 5 : NUMBER
8-down – Prone to go out for some time, North Pole gets hammered in appropriately? : NARCOLEPTIC
14-down – 7 of these pieces make 17 16 : CHESSMEN
15-down – New edition of book locates reason for lack of progress : OBSTACLE
16-down – Bet made by 5 across and 17 down? : TRIPLE
17-down – Repeated consumption of 5 across : DOUBLE
19-down – Better qualified as someone to provide a welcome : MEETER
20-down – Fame thus far executed by name : RENOWN
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.