This crossword No. 25336 clues and answers were published on Tue 31 May 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25336 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 23’s nesting cups? : BRAINTREE
6-across – Part that’s just my sort of thing! : SOME
8-across – Waste, I trusted, that’s what it is! : DETRITUS
9-across – 23’s Dagenham employer once behind girls, oddly dismissed : ILFORD
10-across – Blend containing oxygen, last of dry air : MELODY
11-across – In-flight security device takes energy from asteroid drifting around back of Jupiter : STAIRROD
12-across – 23’s good child, back shortly : EPPING
15-across – Antelope, best one unfortunately ending in wok : STEENBOK
16-across – 23’s favourite of 5 importing baccy, finally : RAYLEIGH
19-across – 23’s blonde bombshell : HARLOW
21-across – 23’s marriage of two boys : BASILDON
22-across – See 6 down : WALDEN
24-across – Urge one to divide parties : LIBIDO
25-across – Most filthy is it, with germ spreading? : GRIMIEST
26-across – Queen of Iran, never : ANNE
27-across – Figure I make, certainly disheartened, nothing to write about : NINETYSIX
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Note, always a note that comes up : BREVE
2-down – It was deduced by taking port during short month : APRIORI
3-down – Sharp like a fly, might you say? : NATTY
4-down – Places hosting one’s fights : RESISTS
5-down – English king out of the country, promoted over the new queen : ELIZABETH
6-down – 23’s Kelly perhaps taking grass or spliff ultimately, strong, while standing on head : SAFFRON
7-down – Old Venetian, bow in hair, old look : MARCOPOLO
13-down – Act of making cool programme about jazz player I love : PLACATION
14-down – Slowly eat away at some bacon daughter’s dressed formally? : GRINDDOWN
17-down – A lie is conceived about Catholic leader to strip one of clerical status : LAICISE
18-down – Killer with first of goons, punching destroyer : HANDGUN
20-down – Mass meetings run with friends : RALLIES
22-down – A little bit needed to secure second game : WHIST
23-down – Favourite of 5’s opponents, having jolly good fun : ESSEX
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.