This crossword No. 25577 clues and answers were published on Wed 07 Mar 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25577 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Various emails, no clues : MISCELLANEOUS
10-across – Performer surviving without French money in the old days : EXECUTANT
11-across – Mordancy nicely defining one of her characteristics? : CYNIC
12-across – Violet Elizabeth’s lied, getting lash : THONG
13-across – Popular books about what you do, unable to pay debts : INSOLVENT
14-across – It contains fodder and is thus about to be welcomed by horse : NOSEBAG
16-across – Not many from Edinburgh, say, get drunk habitually : SOTTISH
18-across – Turning out to be old, posh former policeman? : OUSTING
20-across – Steal pub’s profit : BARGAIN
21-across – Black cuckoo in book about large and small American birds : BOBOLINKS
23-across – Carries on, keeping wits about one at last : WAGES
24-across – And is man ultimately lacking soul? : ANIMA
25-across – Clipped — and rude? : MANICURED
26-across – Leading experts try crossing two types of monkey, vainly : EGOTISTICALLY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Kitchen oddly disposed of stores and old refrigerators : ICEHOUSES
3-down – Stuck around, taking a breather : CLUNG
4-down – Performing, bound one limb around another : LEAPING
5-down – Wearing Long Johns? : ARTISTS
6-down – Steps you can take to avoid exercise? : ESCALATOR
7-down – Bones regularly revealed in our lineage : ULNAE
8-down – Town memorably producing pie : MELTONMOWBRAY
9-down – Perhaps Glaswegian workers, in conclusion, have a drink : SCOTCHANDSODA
15-down – Great boxer’s disheartened by rough bloke’s tactics at first : BRILLIANT
17-down – Maiden’s month trapped in dilapidated urinal : INAUGURAL
19-down – Little people contain essence of parents, ie sets of chromosomes : GENOMES
20-down – Dog’s state is primarily to be a dog : BASENJI
22-down – Pregnant warbler? It’s the sound of spring! : BOING
23-down – Women’s group starts to criticise celebrity as a modern-day cult : WICCA
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.