This crossword No. 25783 clues and answers were published on Fri 02 Nov 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25783 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Resemble King Edward, say, squeezing fake bust : TAKEAFTER
6-across – Union strike : CLUB
8-across – Half-baked bread out, becoming hard : OBDURATE
9-across – Turn on a river, one that’s great? : AROUSE
10-across – Schmuck wearing jacket : JERKIN
11-across – A very wide, short, winding path for a vehicle : DRIVEWAY
12-across – Rat artist’s dropped as held in trap : BADEGG
15-across – Toms Cruise, Selleck or Courtenay, but ___ I don’t want them! : NOTHANKS
16-across – See 2 : SANDWICH
19-across – Item of furniture’s pedal wrapped in wire : COFFEE
21-across – Rosary cursed then? Go on! : BEADEVIL
22-across – Whale’s ear boxed by princess, briefly : BELUGA
24-across – Mouth of Nile beside separate river : SEVERN
25-across – Misshapen genitals, funny things? : TAGLINES
26-across – Bowl over, balls knocked back : STUN
27-across – Lark about with the milkman, perhaps? : EARLYBIRD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – See 19 : TABLE
2-down – A snack attack, you might say? : KNUCKLE
3-down – A political victory as before : AGAIN
4-down – Squash tournament’s ending — turn to the next chapter? : TREADON
5-down – On a record, one C natural : REALISTIC
6-down – What’s produced by injection into stuff, endless disease : CHOLERA
7-down – Björk finally launches new release : UNSHACKLE
13-down – Wonder when a former prison staff toilet’s opening : AMAZEMENT
14-down – Child out of venison, Grace cooking beef : GRIEVANCE
17-down – Forgery gets good long time for offence : DUDGEON
18-down – From which one draws solace at first under Labour leader : HOLSTER
20-down – Film director dropped in upright character : FELLINI
22-down – Vehicle that’s diseased, you might say? : BUGGY
23-down – In the end smoking grass produces strong desire : GREED
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.