This crossword No. 25285 clues and answers were published on Fri 01 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25285 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Broken zip not that unknown — fasten with another fastener : SAFETYPIN
6-across – Relaxed about a bit of bad language : COBOL
9-across – Topless look that is weird : EERIE
10-across – It left USA and nearing Ireland all starts going wrong : LUSITANIA
11-across – Hull builders on Tyneside, one searching for a pen? : SWANHUNTER
12-across – 11’s first and 17’s last 24 now : COBH
14-across – Excellent measure included in newspaper : STELLAR
15-across – Wreck lower-class party after 24 drunk : TORPEDO
17-across – Very big, otherwise can double it : TITANIC
19-across – The good bilingual soldier’s back in base : IGNOBLE
20-across – In seas unkind, as were the 10 and 17 — by 15 and 19 down : SUNK
22-across – Former name for 12’s gay community? : QUEENSTOWN
25-across – Swear word alien to sailor, as mine is : EXPLOSIVE
26-across – How one may get taken in black cab, after having a turn : ABACK
27-across – King cobra’s no horse — it’s a snake : KRAIT
28-across – Lack of bend in river? Design is faulty : RIGIDNESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – What builders get from designer glasses : SPECS
2-down – Sky decided on the last word at end of broadcast : FIRMAMENT
3-down – Female setter in mood to conform : TOETHELINE
4-down – Heading for 24, liner’s lost in the drink : PILSNER
5-down – Most inquisitive regarding lack of short nap? : NOSIEST
6-down – Censor part of Tosca, repeatedly : CATO
7-down – Game where you have to discard key ring : BINGO
8-down – Detestable motel has ordered nothing in : LOATHSOME
13-down – Magnificent support for long-running TV show : GRANDSTAND
14-down – Note time bone reaches highest point, as it were : SOTOSPEAK
16-down – Apply lotion to injured toe with care, after ringing doctor : EMBROCATE
18-down – One taking messages for newspaper : COURIER
19-down – Diver caught one coming up for something to eat : ICEBERG
21-down – Leather from goatskin, apparently : NAPPA
23-down – 20 at sea, split in two by English bombs : NUKES
24-down – What’s left as alternatives for Parliament’s most extreme character : PORT
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.