This crossword No. 25487 clues and answers were published on Wed 23 Nov 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25487 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Legislator’s fabulously manly bass enthrals little girl : ASSEMBLYMAN
9-across – National flower’s characteristics : NATURES
10-across – Tempestuous at heart, I’m about to preside over chaos … : MISRULE
11-across – … am person ultimately prone to uncontrolled ribaldry : EARLYBIRD
12-across – Perfect merchant? : IDEAL
13-across – May perhaps be middle-of-the-road? : TREE
14-across – Broadcaster perhaps pronounced French city’s name the English way : MARSEILLES
16-across – Biotechnology’s revolutionary view of carbon in man and beast : ERGONOMICS
19-across – Alternately lance and drain noisome boils : ACNE
20-across – Knocking back Rennies, mostly in private : INNER
21-across – Calamitous combination of wind and frost causing winter hazard : SNOWDRIFT
23-across – Volunteer soldier, one who endeavours to protect Her Majesty : TERRIER
24-across – Pardon me!, I asked, regularly breaking vow : PROMISE
25-across – Answer to clue? It’s easy, but it causes small wavelets : LIGHTBREEZE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Top lawyer and doctor natter on eagerly : ATTORNEYGENERAL
2-down – Sharp, like a rock in the Channel? : SARKY
3-down – Sicilian city renames Sinatra’s house : MESSINA
4-down – Greek letters could make sheepish youngster rebelliously glum : LAMBDAS
5-down – Inflammation primarily found in maternal breasts : MASTITIS
6-down – In clue I use novel cryptic definition: Large plate, small portions : NOUVELLECUISINE
7-down – Patient numbers : ANAESTHETISTS
8-down – Describing endless Latvian bestseller in translation as aesthetic literature : BELLESLETTRES
15-down – At last you can see necromancer call up dead : UNERRING
17-down – Male American tailless otter mounting semi-aquatic rodent : MUSKRAT
18-down – Guillotine revolutionary leader in police custody : CROPPER
22-down – Get lost, Lorna! : DOONE
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.