This crossword No. 25468 clues and answers were published on Tue 01 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25468 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Declaration of one’s sexual orientation used in a poem? : IAMBI
10-across – Tailored range with baby dolls etc. : NIGHTWEAR
11-across – Oddly negative old song No Way He’s Eve!, clued cryptically? : YESWEHAVE
12-across – Fruit’s a pain for the walker : ACORN
13-across – City’s rain affected biodiversity : NAIROBI
15-across – Mean male singer dumping fourth act outside : DEBASED
17-across – Most of family DNA mutates casually in a way : KINDA
18-across – Persuade someone to buy the drinks : GET
20-across – See 18 : ROUND
22-across – Ant’s companion in the past with ant’s heart shape : DECAGON
25-across – Quaint redundant European body heard a long wandering story : ODYSSEY
26-across – Lights out; insects sound : FLEES
27-across – See 11 : NOBANANAS
30-across – Top cricketer some claim rank handicapped : IMRANKHAN
31-across – Fill out forms ending with out of date measure : SWELL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 29 : PITY
2-down – Ring calling oversight : OMISSION
3-down – See 23 : RIPE
4-down – Fried egg again with last of bacon — one goes lovely! : ENGAGING
5-down – I accept that’s a vice! : AGREED
6-down – Kind of Blonde: just a traditional song : STRAWBERRY
7-down – See 14 : LEMONS
8-down – Upset Noriega has no time for press : IRON
13-down – Morris’s ape was tamed and stuffed with endless knowledge : NAKED
14-down – London’s Games near collapsing? Here’s a game song : ORANGESAND
16-down – Unreliable as a US pickup truck maker? : DODGY
19-down – Part of the brass computer memory device, black in character : TROMBONE
21-down – Blighted with two names, suede’s not felt : UNSENSED
23-down – The Lady’s Covered in Blubber: version of pier song from way back : CHERRY
24-down – Stages in Tom’s total time on earth? : NINTHS
26-down – See 6 : FAIR
28-down – Architect’s unopened grate : NASH
29-down – Spiteful, non-U, volatile and unknown — not the stoic’s thing : SELF
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.