This crossword No. 25776 clues and answers were published on Thu 25 Oct 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25776 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Be up and clothed no more on account of it? : BEDREST
5-across – English supporters of production ignoring a socialist : ENGELS
9-across – Outstanding personal quality established with lots of diamonds? : LONGSUIT
10-across – Sorrow? Don’t be afraid to frown! : DOLOUR
12-across – I am university fellow brought in, big beast seen by social worker maybe as a philosopher : IMMANUELKANT
15-across – Some rocky material in irregular mound hidden by greenery : GROUNDMASS
17-across – 1 down’s confident assertion with century for the taking : IAN
19-across – Group of stars making hit : RAM
20-across – Vision of ghost around group of islands : PRESCIENCE
22-across – It’s no good, man, rampaging around a capital city! : SANTODOMINGO
26-across – King accorded honour, no king for being backward : OBERON
27-across – Mineral situation — pub’s about to probe it : STANNITE
28-across – 25 and three months roughly : SPRING
29-across – Welshman set to bring the Christian gospel : EVANGEL
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 24 : BELL
2-down – See 24 : DONG
3-down – Legal right the Cockney man’s intended to feature in the hearing : EASEMENT
4-down – Volunteers holding a soldier up in the forest : TAIGA
6-down – Silly person’s food : NOODLE
7-down – Old 11 being drowned by son — I’ve gone mad in acts of calling out : EVOCATIONS
8-down – Current head of English is new examiner : SCRUTINEER
11-down – See 24 : PUSSYS
13-down – Attackers are gross, gross with no heart, nasty : AGGRESSORS
14-down – Take away what sounds like ordinary animal : COMMANDEER
16-down – Harm comes with 24 2 in essence : MARROW
18-down – State the classical way to imbibe Irish drink : VIRGINIA
21-down – Thieving boy set in new direction — needs to have music : MOTOWN
23-down – See 24 : INTHE
24-down – Lines portraying down plight needless bullying’s brought about : DING
25-down – See 24 : WELL
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.