This crossword No. 25599 clues and answers were published on Mon 02 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25599 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – By no fluke does this slow the boat down : SEAANCHOR
8-across – Blissful time, messing about idly on lake : IDYLL
9-across – Person who makes no effort to move : PASSENGER
10-across – Good man has criminal to hide away : STASH
12-across – Bloomers are old-fashioned wear : STOCKS
13-across – Grass seen at home earlier : INFORMER
14-across – One thousand troops heading southeast in huge formation : IMMENSE
17-across – Ship, possibly a tramp : DRIFTER
20-across – Swell position for a batsman : INCREASE
22-across – Abeam on a ship? : ABOARD
24-across – About twelve inches? : AFOOT
25-across – Treatment for a stoop? The appropriate specialist here : OSTEOPATH
26-across – Scene of a towering row : BABEL
27-across – Improvement of action due to training : EDUCATION
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Have second thoughts about hypocrisy : RECANT
2-down – Killing of many people over a defined area : MASSACRE
3-down – Cakes once cooked aboard ship : SCONES
4-down – Region that is not party to the convention : BOHEMIA
5-down – Journalist’s turn to ride : EDITOR
6-down – Quartz watch that doesn’t look real? : GLASSEYE
11-down – A force raised at some distance : AFAR
15-down – Soldier carrying sailors? : MANOFWAR
16-down – Bird that is cut up and smoked : SHAG
18-down – A course for non-drivers : FOOTPATH
19-down – Disease possibly spread by water : SEASIDE
21-down – Unruly hordes in the Mediterranean : RHODES
22-down – Means business : AGENCY
23-down – Share out in rota : RATION
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.