This crossword No. 25408 clues and answers were published on Tue 23 Aug 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25408 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Go to grab bird that’s little : PETITE
4-across – Alien killer zapping ghoul in the end : STRANGER
9-across – Hideous creature filmed, one out of Scream : SHREK
10-across – Those hi-i-i-tting birds : BEEEATERS
11-across – Redhead swimmer nets redhead German boy : CARROTTOP
12-across – Dish gobbled by Dionysus, hiccuping : SUSHI
13-across – The bottle bottle? : DUTCHCOURAGE
17-across – Bird back after season abroad, man’s problem afoot? : FALLENARCHES
20-across – Turn out to see Navratilova’s old rival? : EVERT
21-across – Butcherbird weeps for flycatcher : SPIDERWEB
23-across – Important to bandage knock for fruit that’s purple : STARAPPLE
24-across – One of twelve pence in currency, reversed : APRIL
25-across – Might one catch this one song, missing the middle’s flowing quality : FLUIDITY
26-across – Sporting arenas support all temporary staff, initially, in retirement : STADIA
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – So haddock the chippie’s future then? English homes all have one : POSTCODE
2-down – Sweet to consider as salt : TARTRATE
3-down – Play about king having nothing as capital : TOKYO
5-down – Given little time to get a great deal, participant rarely starts to appear attractive — in … : THEAPPRENTICE
6-down – … the firing line from him? Setter claiming leaderless strategy has us wound up! : ALANSUGAR
7-down – Fatty piece of cake found under girl, oddly : GREASY
8-down – Nation’s sprinter, say : RUSSIA
10-down – Min? : BOTTOMLESSPIT
14-down – Revolutionary had learnt to find the centre ground : HEARTLAND
15-down – See 18 : THEWORLD
16-down – Old queen there to be rung before tea, finally : ISABELLA
18-down – Fresh velvety cut or laminated edges for the buggers? : NEWSOF
19-down – Cuckoo due to circle island without a sense of familiarity : DEJAVU
22-down – So it’s been repealed? That’s perfect : EXACT
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.