This crossword No. 25665 clues and answers were published on Mon 18 Jun 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25665 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – There’s only one in Eire : CONSONANT
6-across – The prosecutor has to act — see foot of column : DADO
8-across – Hard task master? : HERCULES
9-across – Brilliant travellers encountered in small firms : COMETS
10-across – Dispose of at a higher price : SELLUP
11-across – Short skirts tempt the clergy! : MINISTRY
12-across – Spots city maze complex : ECZEMA
15-across – Pet cried out, on its last legs : DECREPIT
16-across – Gathered together and called to order : COLLATED
19-across – Cupboard key : LOCKER
21-across – They enter offices uninvited : USURPERS
22-across – Minister no longer has an alternative : PASTOR
24-across – It lives in Madagascar with the agreement of sailors : AYEAYE
25-across – A novice in the actor’s union has the same rights : EQUALITY
26-across – Matters of give and take between our betters : ODDS
27-across – Commonsense item worth development : MOTHERWIT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – West Indian going round Cheshire town : CREWE
2-down – In France she can ascend in a flying gondola : NACELLE
3-down – Neat border plant : OXLIP
4-down – Put it on without being told? : ASSUMED
5-down – Unravel catch line, using a specialised skill : TECHNICAL
6-down – The estate needs me for organisation : DEMESNE
7-down – Decide to stop on my own : DETERMINE
13-down – Inward-looking : CROSSEYED
14-down – In control of a race taking two men over fifty miles : ATTHEHELM
17-down – They’re not often miscast in Westerns : LARIATS
18-down – Upbraided a fool, perhaps : DESSERT
20-down – Prejudiced legal system? : CASELAW
22-down – Dad has to exercise in break : PAUSE
23-down – One of those pieces of eight : OCTET
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.