This crossword No. 25287 clues and answers were published on Mon 04 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25287 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Mother dawdles and wastes the doctor’s time : MALINGERS
6-across – Moored fleet : FAST
8-across – Ordered security in city investment, perhaps : BLOCKADE
9-across – Rigid habit of old king caught in affair : ARMOUR
10-across – Stubborn or eccentric characters get a hundred lines : CRANKS
11-across – Romantic fancy brought to heel : IDEALIST
12-across – Switch positions to keep up maintenance : UPKEEP
15-across – A blooming avalanche! : SNOWDROP
16-across – Repeated invitation to adopt a more reasonable attitude : COMECOME
19-across – Oriental cover for doctor in family circle : KIMONO
21-across – Move to break concentration : DISPERSE
22-across – A clergyman has little right to come between father and son : PARSON
24-across – Tease lad about being coarse : RIBALD
25-across – OK, there’s nothing left : ALLRIGHT
26-across – Unidentified girl accepts a ring : ANON
27-across – Observer Magazine : SPECTATOR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Backbiter held, by gum : MOLAR
2-down – Freedom no longer required for dogs : LICENCE
3-down – Comes close to having a listening device fitted in quarters : NEARS
4-down – They are raised up for anyone to see : EYELIDS
5-down – Pioneer research in horticulture : SPADEWORK
6-down – Didn’t feel at all well : FUMBLED
7-down – Stock old golf club for one’s first course : SOUPSPOON
13-down – In favour of seeing prior measures made : PROVISION
14-down – Puts order into projects : PROTRUDES
17-down – Give reasons that are no longer simple : EXPLAIN
18-down – Cheer a team endlessly at entry : ELEVATE
20-down – Teams in the market for more than a left-winger : MARXIST
22-down – He flies a good deal : PILOT
23-down – Different from the inside or outside : OTHER
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.