This crossword No. 25679 clues and answers were published on Wed 04 Jul 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25679 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Hotly falling out about a sinister call that’s illegal? : TALLYHO
5-across – He endeavours to sit astride horse and set off : TRIGGER
10-across – Blairite’s lie kept secret : LAIR
11-across – Plum wine, we hear, which flies off the shelves : BESTSELLER
12-across – May is guarded by detective during transfer : DECANT
13-across – County’s top leaders dismissed for making Barnet prettier : COIFFING
14-across – Quietly monitor old, violent campaign : PROMOTION
16-across – Not supposed to take on male domain : REALM
17-across – Cocaine is, in a manner of speaking, invigorating : CRISP
19-across – TV show not unknown in part of Ulster : COUNTDOWN
23-across – Spurge purging bishop, producing feeling of bliss : EUPHORIA
24-across – Separates singular and plural of it : SPLITS
26-across – Short song set in G minor : CHANGELING
27-across – Not many uttered expression of relief : PHEW
28-across – Glib talker replies shiftily : SPIELER
29-across – You may see her kip on bars or tumble : GYMNAST
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Gold-plated china by Rie that is dismissed as inept : AMATEUR
3-down – Muscular vagabond embracing nymph? : LARVA
4-down – Tabitha Twitchit to find home : HABITAT
6-down – Rough dog covering its back : RUSTIC
7-down – Source of metal or pitch : GOLDFIELD
8-down – Regularly using set theory, nearly discover constant : ETERNAL
9-down – Copy masochist, suffering in mind and body : PSYCHOSOMATIC
15-down – Fluid mechanics causing unfortunate event : MISCHANCE
18-down – Attack boy? : ROUGHUP
20-down – Posy says no, according to Spooner : NOSEGAY
21-down – With it — and not so stupid : WITLESS
22-down – Country’s endless rapacity leads to currency emergency : GREECE
25-down – Clearing borders of blue, spiny plant : LUPIN
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.