This crossword No. 25732 clues and answers were published on Tue 04 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25732 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Humiliated band half-heartedly backing O’Connor : ABASED
5-across – Plant flower, heading off to record store : TAMARISK
9-across – Poet gets fish by a whisker : BURNSIDE
10-across – Queen has note about wrong extension : ANNEXE
11-across – Quiet record gathers support shortly after meal : SHEPHERDSPIE
13-across – Singer banned from listening : BARD
14-across – Purify the Italian rejected from front of show : LUSTRATE
17-across – Helps mount suspect images : BENEFITS
18-across – Crystal clear piece of mineral : TALC
20-across – A holy day one month before writer returns with, say, gold : SEPTUAGESIMA
23-across – Band member brought over a close relative of his : BONOBO
24-across – Physicist has dreadful feeling in front of record store : ANGSTROM
25-across – Becoming attached to band after getting head turned : ADHERING
26-across – Right to include one in cultural curio : RARITY
All Down Clues and Answers:
2-down – Let slip that solicitor follows a band : BLUR
3-down – Planes move slowly by plant : SANDSEDGE
4-down – Ambitious band finally split : DRIVEN
5-down – Everything depends on band member harbouring female outlaw : THEWHOLESHEBANG
6-down – Most inadequate jockey agrees to board mount : MEAGREST
7-down – River animal mounting small steps : RUNGS
8-down – Band of 6 topless models : SEXPISTOLS
12-down – Band given minutes to produce music thus : TAPERECORD
15-down – Corrupt president sent up theatre equipment : RETRACTOR
16-down – Equipment given to one into cooking Italian food : RIGATONI
19-down – Shop where a band may be seen : FINGER
21-down – A metaphor, perhaps: A band not suitable for all : TROPE
22-down – See 2 : TOUT
This crossword has in total 27 where 14 are across and 13 are down.