This crossword No. 25419 clues and answers were published on Mon 05 Sep 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25419 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Writer shares out novel development : AUTHORESS
6-across – Flight path incomplete : ROUT
8-across – Successfully manage an abduction? : CARRYOFF
9-across – A man’s entitled to them, but they’re not left to son : RIGHTS
10-across – Bring the match alive with shot at goal : STRIKE
11-across – Frighten with errors and bloomers : COWSLIPS
12-across – Detectives in US agency retired, remaining sharp : ACIDIC
15-across – Put on heavy music symbolic of Ireland : SHAMROCK
16-across – The kindly feeling of its beneficiaries? : GOODWILL
19-across – This by itself is only a gradual process : LITTLE
21-across – Shadow boxing, a contest between fighters? : DOGFIGHT
22-across – Feast on one’s bed in the dormitory? : SPREAD
24-across – Italian banger unfortunately going the wrong way joining the motorway : SALAMI
25-across – Substantial list includes gin cocktail : TANGIBLE
26-across – A venerable name in our illustrious past : BEDE
27-across – Stomach is churning — but he enjoys it! : MASOCHIST
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fit girl given bodybuilding exercises : ADAPT
2-down – Delayed sailor with dire consequences : TARRIED
3-down – One’s put on weight — it’s something in the air : OZONE
4-down – Impressions left by the dead : EFFECTS
5-down – Idiot — to get tight and then dance : SCREWBALL
6-down – Soldier’s uniform? : REGULAR
7-down – Restoration play in cut that’s not normal : UNTYPICAL
13-down – Drink most commonly sold in bars : CHOCOLATE
14-down – Put hold on the picture — it’s a wrap! : CLINGFILM
17-down – Lose wind when seeking muddy shoal in Cheshire estuary : DEFLATE
18-down – T.S. Eliot play shows understatement : LITOTES
20-down – There’s merit in unhappy endings : TERMINI
22-down – Describing a boom in the travel industry once : SONIC
23-down – Share out a tax rise : ALLOT
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.