This crossword No. 25623 clues and answers were published on Mon 30 Apr 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25623 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Signal employees to uphold the standard : FLAGSTAFF
6-across – They look round for bears without fear : ORBS
8-across – Out of money? Barter! : EXCHANGE
9-across – It sounds bad — not so, he’s in the pink : NUDIST
10-across – Very large game bird : OSPREY
11-across – Car going round with my own control : AUTONOMY
12-across – Capital resort to give Susan a break : NASSAU
15-across – Let a case get out of hand and snowball : ESCALATE
16-across – Conflict in which countercharges may be decisive? : PRICEWAR
19-across – There’s a cello playing in this place : LOCALE
21-across – Elated, having been promoted : UPLIFTED
22-across – An animal — it has one foot drawn back : WAPITI
24-across – He went round filling potholes : TINKER
25-across – Done to death? : EXECUTED
26-across – Port some dread entering : ADEN
27-across – Amend paper said to go by the board : DISAPPEAR
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Gets one’s bearings in difficulties : FIXES
2-down – Sticks public notices around this place : ADHERES
3-down – A gritty Scot? : SANDY
4-down – Mean to declare before very long : AVERAGE
5-down – Extremist is crushed in a final act : FANATICAL
6-down – A number making loud noise during examination : ORDINAL
7-down – Teams able to move into the lead, say? : BASEMETAL
13-down – Aphrodite’s emaciated form : ATROPHIED
14-down – Neat and dry : UNWATERED
17-down – Yellow bird : CHICKEN
18-down – Remedy may be to change gear : REDRESS
20-down – Take suitable remedy externally : CAPTURE
22-down – Give birth with assistance : WHELP
23-down – Her and it: conjunction or pronoun? : THEIR
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.