This crossword No. 25749 clues and answers were published on Mon 24 Sep 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25749 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
8-across – Some issue about judge and our temporary residences : SOJOURNS
9-across – Leaders coming from north, as usual, resting up in Pacific island : NAURU
10-across – Man is one that’s insulted, being oddly selective : ISLE
11-across – Hard demand about barbecue, so arranged in part of garden : HERBACEOUS
12-across – Extended garden in new way : RANGED
14-across – Relatively slowly cut about half of bush that’s profuse : ABUNDANT
15-across – Closely knit bunch batting, mature but losing wicket : INGROUP
17-across – Fatty acid must be emptied out, I submit : ADIPOSE
20-across – Climber found in only one part of garden : ASCENDER
22-across – See 11 : BORDER
23-across – Is intrepid, wildly encouraged : INSPIRITED
24-across – Game that gets exciting at match point : SNAP
25-across – Where one’s led astray, not in bed : UPTHE
26-across – Spirit, French counterpart of whisky : EAUDEVIE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Vote was rigged, splitting hard cash for director on board : COXSWAIN
2-down – Flower got from bed : ROSE
3-down – Ogre concealed in plant : ORCHID
4-down – Artists turned up in record in form of dance music : CSARDAS
5-down – Adventurously revised, eliminating parts of story considered worthless : UNVALUED
6-down – Wonderful son, unusually pure — daughter likewise : SUPERDUPER
7-down – Part of subscription mutually set up for season : AUTUMN
13-down – See 25 : GARDENPATH
16-down – At sea endures a submarine : UNDERSEA
18-down – Envisaged sequence of events — oddly, no race is included : SCENARIO
19-down – In legal document he had manifested embarrassment : WRITHED
21-down – All one can consume, no end of drink? That’s bad : SINFUL
22-down – Villain that might create problem in camp : BADGUY
24-down – Part of play got by audience and understood : SEEN
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.