This crossword No. 25615 clues and answers were published on Fri 20 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25615 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Killer spared the rod, initially, by one who may use it : STRANGLER
9-across – Queen wearing sari — rather improper in an African meeting place : TAHRIR
10-across – Those sharing a place with poor Thomas More after Henry deserted him : ROOMMATES
11-across – What may be revealed in full-frontal entertainment? : HIDDEN
12-across – Housework by wife primarily, we hear, following holiday to China? : VACUUMING
13-across – Is Dr Cameron right getting upset with man on his hobby horse? : MORRIS
17-across – Area right in front of male member : ARM
19-across – Nearly everybody’s calm drinking hot drink : ALCOHOL
20-across – Gin drunk in water somewhere in France : AVIGNON
21-across – Top drug, one essential after heart transplant : LID
23-across – See 9 : SQUARE
27-across – Late riser hit the shops? : RETAILERS
28-across – See 11 : TALENT
29-across – Learning from publication about sport : ERUDITION
30-across – See 13 : DANCER
31-across – Relatives’ piano died? That’s awfully sad : GRANDDADS
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Housemaster’s thrown in lake by former headmaster : THOMAS
3-down – Protected like centrally curled-up creature raptor mauled badly : ARMOUR
4-down – Comedian and broadcaster finally recalling game ref nearly abandoned at Forest : GRAEME
5-down – Shed in emergency room after chucking model girl? : ELEANOR
6-down – New hospital’s no parking — I put in a complaint : HALITOSIS
7-down – King taking princess up to club’s playing fields … : GRIDIRONS
8-down – … with his princes following him as descendants : GRANDSONS
14-down – Wee girl almost collapsed due to endless weariness : LASSITUDE
15-down – Take axe to country area with low-level growth : SCRUBLAND
16-down – Headless cat appearing in phrase about body parts : PHARYNXES
17-down – The whole boring item’s broadcast : ALL
18-down – Nuts from 1,012 years ago : MAD
22-down – Wrongly has one confused on last of the three R’s : INERROR
24-down – See 4 : GARDEN
25-down – See 3 : PLATED
26-down – See 2 : ARNOLD
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.