This crossword No. 25734 clues and answers were published on Thu 06 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25734 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Row — create waves, the key to come first : ALTERCATE
10-across – Expected to fail in record time : INEPT
11-across – Loot published before bed : RANSACK
12-across – 23 24’s year? : THEFOUR
13-across – Ambition to cut the crap : DRIVE
14-across – Someone picking half a nut with mint coating, herb at the centre : COALMINER
16-across – Great lyric, trad song, not a new song by 23 24 : BIGGIRLSDONTCRY
19-across – Reserve shown by setter, perhaps, as speaker : SUBWOOFER
21-across – Bull gutted about bloody fight : BRAWL
22-across – See 12 : SEASONS
23-across – Singer managed capital held by one of 12 22, yours truly : FRANKIE
24-across – See 23 : VALLI
25-across – Conservative sold off hospital, aloof about it : OLDSCHOOL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wild seabird is stealing heart of dicky bird : SACREDIBIS
2-down – Gorgeous purpose of a taser? : STUNNING
3-down – 23 24’s song has the nation on the radio : GREASE
4-down – In stereo, Eisenhower in Hollywood, song by 23 24 : WALK
5-down – Southpaw fifth, if not punching rowing crew? : LEFTHANDER
6-down – See 4 : LIKEAMAN
7-down – The Lone Ranger, perhaps, on popular horse : HEROIN
8-down – Beginnin* : STAR
14-down – Hypothetical nuclear reaction, if no clouds generated : COLDFUSION
15-down – Two little boys and setter finding workers’ product : ROYALJELLY
17-down – Describing an athlete’s drink one drunkard kept for later? Not entirely : ISOTONIC
18-down – Impractical brain-warping couple? : CRACKPOT
20-down – Bird inferior to budgie’s top dog : BEAGLE
21-down – Breakfast food taps arm : BRANCH
22-down – Island capital, sort of light in it : SUVA
23-down – Dog gets to lie with dog, both bottoms wiped : FIDO
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.