This crossword No. 25397 clues and answers were published on Wed 10 Aug 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25397 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Delivery as English test player got out protecting century … : ELOCUTION
10-across – … to this hook? : CATCH
11-across – United Nations geek backed new 25 : UNKNOWN
12-across – Guy somersaulting in nude shocked 25 : UNNAMED
13-across – Penny-pinching meal’s great : SUPER
14-across – Strikers would be the same at Lord’s, taking credit for pressure : PICKETERS
16-across – Part of Wells’ canon’s new habiliments hide varicose vein : THEINVISIBLEMAN
19-across – Tête-à-tête at Murrayfield, special summit about awful mud : SCRUMDOWN
21-across – Police about to upset anthem : MOTET
22-across – Laughed and left editor pursuing endless subject of 13 5 : GIGGLED
23-across – Promote original article in French : FURTHER
24-across – Intrigues sometimes conceal suspect : GUESS
25-across – Sadly not many of us save the FT — it’s impersonal : ANONYMOUS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sex in Esquire’s spread needs … : REQUISITES
2-down – … story trashing pop with Kylie changing sides : PORKYPIE
3-down – Guardian’s chasing peculiar kite : RUMOUR
4-down – Zealot insists original nation starts here : ZION
5-down – Was it issued by trendy judge with smarm? : INJUNCTION
6-down – Irish hero once managed to pen touching lines : OCONNELL
7-down – Block scurrilous items about celebrity’s bottom : STYMIE
8-down – Dull report in Thursday’s daily’s leader : THUD
14-down – Proper men ring first : PRIMORDIAL
15-down – Mavis’s lad G. Hurst trained at West Ham : SONGTHRUSH
17-down – 25 different means to involve the French : NAMELESS
18-down – Strikers here in union fight : MATCHBOX
20-down – Rakes over government crooks : ROGUES
21-down – Tolpuddle man: “It’s my right to protect skill” : MARTYR
22-down – 17 organised groups for what 13 5 does : GAGS
23-down – Total failure following cut : FLOP
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.