This crossword No. 25513 clues and answers were published on Fri 23 Dec 2011 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25513 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Shocking word repeated in error : BOOBOO
5-across – Painter’s last to board plane and he’s first to touch up picture : AIRBRUSH
9-across – Animal lacking tail that’s taken home by old star : ALPACINO
10-across – What’s left, say, in fluid clay : LEGACY
11-across – Scented oil bad in ship, not good : BRILLIANTINE
13-across – Make heavy demands on island transport : TAXI
14-across – Fine tool for gardener turning over a plant : FLEAWORT
17-across – Shot with silent movie star in slow motion : SLUGGISH
18-across – Strong language in set-to at home : OATH
20-across – Persuasive speech of royalist working on a farm? : PITCHFORKING
23-across – First person taken in by isolated Labour leader — Blair : LIONEL
24-across – One-time setting for Greek god? Possibly : IDARESAY
25-across – Having abandoned Saigon, Midwest is very worried : AGONISES
26-across – Cope with composer in recital : HANDLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Just over line in big city : ONLY
3-down – Britain’s first non-resident bird : BRAMBLING
4-down – God lost heart to goddess : OSIRIS
5-down – Rocking chairs before low life? : ABOWLOFCHERRIES
6-down – Let out from fields, having cut grass : RELEASED
7-down – Dexter’s prerogative : RIGHT
8-down – Poor actor needs play : SECONDRATE
12-down – Bad habit causing tension : NAILBITING
15-down – Somewhere in London pants go down without ever going up : WOODGREEN
16-down – Penny drops — it concealed hidden dangers : PITFALLS
19-down – Capital investment originally in Hardy novel : RIYADH
21-down – Pachelbel’s work as a clergyman? : CANON
22-down – Black and white lamb starts to cry : BAWL
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.