This crossword No. 25299 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Apr 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25299 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Mad at being forgotten? : OUTOFMIND
8-across – As king he started corporal punishment : HEROD
9-across – Note good golf score, competent, but may be improved : REPARABLE
10-across – Rings to see what the film’s about in retrospect : LOOPS
12-across – Minor French king returns after short month : JUNIOR
13-across – The sailor’s fears are disguised : SEAFARER
14-across – Saving firm beset by money trouble : ECONOMY
17-across – Stretches between bends : REACHES
20-across – Queen duty-bound to keep fit : EXERCISE
22-across – A fat lot of good as a lubricant : GREASE
24-across – Permitting everyone to leave what’s due : OWING
25-across – Musical production turned into theatrical work : OPERATION
26-across – He is stubbornly resolved to leave a small piece out : BIGOT
27-across – Pension for all directors? : FULLBOARD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Foreign Office desk? : BUREAU
2-down – It’s a gift for people after a party : DONATION
3-down – Damage results from one member being overbearing : IMPAIR
4-down – Shrink from any last resolution : ANALYST
5-down – Game in which you have to leap about : PELOTA
6-down – Perfect finish : COMPLETE
11-down – Husband consumed with enmity : HATE
15-down – One over the eight? : COXSWAIN
16-down – Sound man for the post : MAIL
18-down – Production of Haydn’s oratorio : CREATION
19-down – A sign that visitors aren’t welcome : KEEPOUT
21-down – Haphazard arrangement of right and order : RANDOM
22-down – Clothing the French take to jumble : GARBLE
23-down – Searches thoroughly and flushes out : SCOURS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.