This crossword No. 25473 clues and answers were published on Mon 07 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25473 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Carpeting material not staying put : REPROVING
6-across – Lover of Bess in musical heading off for wild party : ORGY
8-across – Cricketer yearns to face spinner : LONGSTOP
9-across – Catch in Antwerp on the loose without wife : ENTRAP
10-across – Plant a bomb that explodes overhead : BAMBOO
11-across – Pot or tin basin broken : CANNABIS
12-across – Kept going — or didn’t : STAYED
15-across – Minimum investment for patrons of the pools : SWIMSUIT
16-across – I was told off for youthful indiscretions : WILDOATS
19-across – Perhaps Hudson Bay may have come from one of these : HOUNDS
21-across – Party drink is an unusual hit : RUMPUNCH
22-across – A disposition of arms : AKIMBO
24-across – Fills cracks in the decks with stoppers, say : CAULKS
25-across – Improperly press one for an answer : RESPONSE
26-across – US polar explorer — and aviator, by the way : BYRD
27-across – Wheelwright’s representative? : SPOKESMAN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wine jar I put out when empty : RIOJA
2-down – Bob is a hotel employee : PAGEBOY
3-down – Inaccurate serve results in defeat : OUTDO
4-down – One member takes part in strikes : IMPACTS
5-down – Time and place : GREENWICH
6-down – Offenders dismissed on orders : OUTLAWS
7-down – Planning finally approved — delighted! : GRATIFIED
13-down – Supplementary course? : TRIBUTARY
14-down – Doctor agonised over second opinions : DIAGNOSES
17-down – Spotted divine fruit inside : DAPPLED
18-down – Half the school get zero, unusually, for music : SCHERZO
20-down – All the same a soldier has to assume it : UNIFORM
22-down – A bridal path? : AISLE
23-down – Sailor took up crime, seen in the dock : BASIN
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.