This crossword No. 25521 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Jan 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25521 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – These lads may turn out to be immortal : DEATHLESS
6-across – Handy aid to warmth : MUFF
8-across – Dog goes mad for fruit : CURRANTS
9-across – Worn by a woman for a dance : BOLERO
10-across – Brings back games and increases keenness : STROPS
11-across – Doubled over and collapsed : FOLDEDUP
12-across – Describing Hamlet and his rotten state : DANISH
15-across – Chap from Belgium is a loyal subject : LIEGEMAN
16-across – More than one out of two is of higher standard : ABOVEPAR
19-across – Fancied to win and made a pile : NAPPED
21-across – A pamphlet’s sound — makes a personal appeal : ATTRACTS
22-across – Turned on bad parent : ENRAPT
24-across – Flagrant licence : PATENT
25-across – All too human story in which evil makes a comeback : FALLIBLE
26-across – Extremely light : VERY
27-across – Keep getting drunk? Now hang on! : HOLDTIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Put off writing letter to a relative : DAUNT
2-down – It comes from the Latin, as far as one knows : APRIORI
3-down – They work around the clock : HANDS
4-down – Flu? See a doctor at home : EASEFUL
5-down – Young army chap is awkward, but learns : SUBALTERN
6-down – French writer’s story set in the ruins of Rome : MOLIERE
7-down – Lucky yet strange turn o’ fate : FORTUNATE
13-down – Bar attire set out for judge : ARBITRATE
14-down – Game for a drink after the dance : HOPSCOTCH
17-down – Music hall medley : VARIETY
18-down – Still in a terrible fluster : RESTFUL
20-down – Splitting hairs in divorce : PARTING
22-down – Spectacular effect when powder magazine finally goes up : ECLAT
23-down – One guide — or a good many : PILOT
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.