This crossword No. 25495 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Dec 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25495 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – English tea break keeps US workers involved : ELABORATE
10-across – Character has a laugh over old disc : ALPHA
11-across – False deceit with a cold drink : ICEDTEA
12-across – Runner with some excellence, or one just as good : COEQUAL
13-across – Regretted sounding impolite : RUDE
14-across – Ref’s talent produces laudatory missives : FANLETTERS
16-across – Bliss of a vehicle in rainstorm? : NIRVANA
17-across – Heartless train robber gets fresh celebrity? : BIGSHOT
19-across – Hurry to the beach for housing cover? : PEBBLEDASH
22-across – Moralist, clearing the fog, has spoken : ORAL
24-across – Thoroughfare heading out of theatre district : ROADWAY
25-across – Element of Open University mirth? : THORIUM
26-across – Relation of resort in France over Spain : NIECE
27-across – Immunity for member getting into swirling river first : EXEMPTION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Paperback moved with additional books, which is not entirely clear : SEMITRANSPARENT
2-down – List in vehicle carelessly laden : CALENDAR
3-down – House has much to see : LOTTO
4-down – Ruler’s mother has nearly knocked back a drink : MAHARAJA
5-down – Starting with a lead, one could go on to draw : PENCIL
6-down – A torn sheet without ancestry : PARENTAGE
7-down – Smart purse, unfortunately without a cent : SPRUCE
8-down – Preference of traders in Avebury, say? : EARLYSETTLEMENT
15-down – Bird holds everyone to be in debt at the end of October : HALLOWEEN
17-down – So Bette Davis started to make her admirers thus? : BESOTTED
18-down – Endless passion raised in choir rendering is frightful : HORRIFIC
20-down – They hold up pairs : BRACES
21-down – Resting place improbably used by dead characters? : DAYBED
23-down – Bashful turn-up for a quadruped : COYPU
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.