This crossword No. 25735 clues and answers were published on Fri 07 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25735 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Be rough in breaking one who’s close to you : NEIGHBOUR
10-across – Awfully coy at heart, Jane without a name gets a name : JOYCE
11-across – Turn with snake in the grass : WHEEL
12-across – Confined section of the theatre gripped by Bottom : ENCIRCLED
13-across – Grant the ex-president less latitude stifling last vestige of democracy in America? : ULYSSES
14-across – See 24 : OFPOWER
17-across – A second city gets senior to cut beastly sound : BASRA
19-across – Book setter having day off : SHE
20-across – Steadfast as a king changing sides at the start : LOYAL
21-across – A tiny amount for meringue maker? : WHISKER
22-across – Tough, having to accept gag cracking when run down : HAGGARD
24-across – Whitehall’s CID-proof — or worse — corrupt source of rumours : CORRIDORS
26-across – Contemptible sort of king interrupting Louis XIV, briefly : SKUNK
28-across – A chief of police, breaking restriction, performed a caper : LEAPT
29-across – Some think the Elgin Marbles were long involved with title : ILLGOTTEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – TV interference once broadcast goes over western tip of Norway : SNOW
2-down – Woe is me going round on reduced public transport : MISERY
3-down – With hot drinks, listen out for the largest fish : WHALESHARK
4-down – Underwear? We may well have seconds : BOXERS
5-down – Cure soft-spun sugar : FRUCTOSE
6-down – Open a ruler up : AJAR
7-down – Revolution Road’s dedicated track : CYCLEWAY
8-down – Nose blocked, eyes streaming? In that case, wear a hat! : HEAD
13-down – Pushy string player’s action, having finished with acknowledgement of applause? : UPBOW
15-down – Supposedly released by burning local firewood, oxygen entering isn’t freed : PHLOGISTON
16-down – US state accepted by Red Cross : RILED
18-down – Entry to motorway displays northbound alternative lager publicity : SLIPROAD
19-down – Moving jet-like over a road that’s dry : SARDONIC
22-down – Trouble when Hardy grabs smalls : HASSLE
23-down – Sharpness of mind very lacking in emptiness : ACUITY
24-down – See 8 : COLD
25-down – Trace a lover of Zeus, thanks : IOTA
27-down – Stock sum of money that may well be checked : KING
This crossword has in total 33 where 15 are across and 18 are down.