This crossword No. 25721 clues and answers were published on Wed 22 Aug 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25721 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Where you might unship old copper compound, we hear : DOCKSIDE
9-across – Like a secluded corner for it? : NOOKY
10-across – Anglers regularly disappearing for long periods : AGES
11-across – Ring Carrie or Christine? : HORRORFILM
12-across – Old cardinal who’s not a sexist : NEWMAN
14-across – Thus carrying pet back and forth to be clipped : STACCATO
15-across – Irish individual hoarding gold, a tradable commodity : IRONORE
17-across – Anaesthetist’s comparatively sober : SEDATER
20-across – Kindle design accepted by Green movement : ENGENDER
22-across – He loves to tell Spooner’s fish joke : GASBAG
23-across – Wretched Liberal willing to embrace leader of Tories : LAMENTABLE
24-across – Song in which black sheep gets shorn : ARIA
25-across – Fluff found in belly of lesser rorqual : ERROR
26-across – Noun in Roget represented as N : NITROGEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Old minstrel beginning to junket on fresh gruel : JONGLEUR
2-down – Basically you look quite humorous strumming these : UKES
3-down – Initially set contract iPhone to divert : SIPHON
4-down – Fly attracted to huge English bush : TEAROSE
5-down – Make changes — vote in an alternative! : INNOVATE
6-down – Devotees of old Chinese whisper mix-ups : CONFUCIANS
7-down – Extremely ethical environmentalist cleaned out small hole : EYELET
13-down – Record describes capricious regent in Balkan state : MONTENEGRO
16-down – Dawn is ushered in by ruddy bird : REDSTART
18-down – Former African dictator, extremely electable candidate : EXAMINEE
19-down – Float and line cast over inlet? On the contrary : ARMBAND
21-down – Baffled bachelor becoming new groom : NEATEN
22-down – Somewhat slowly undergoing contraction by third quarter : GHETTO
24-down – Behead clergyman shortly : ANON
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.