This crossword No. 25799 clues and answers were published on Wed 21 Nov 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25799 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Superficial variety in ooze : SKINDEEP
9-across – Horse associated with the French farmland : ARABLE
10-across – Current reversal for Don Juan? : FLOW
11-across – Bird changing tack? Grouse! : GOATSUCKER
12-across – Music centre with characteristic sound : STRAIT
14-across – Ciphers in All Souls? : NOBODIES
15-across – Nark gets clear before legal eagle starts : NETTLE
17-across – Centrefold fresh in the memory? : RECENT
20-across – Composer putting king in check, brought back knight alongside queen : BRUCKNER
22-across – Delegate like Leo, for example : ASSIGN
23-across – Fagin’s associates love to be lovey-dovey : BILLANDCOO
24-across – Save time in the end : BUTT
25-across – Secret arrangement is archaic, I assure you : CERTES
26-across – Use a footbridge in a breeze? : WALKOVER
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bones not cooked with leeks : SKELETON
2-down – Ken and Kelvin got up : KNOW
3-down – Importance of delay for an auditor : WEIGHT
4-down – Nancy’s not dark — fair : PASSABLE
5-down – Like groom’s requirement for party, perhaps : FANCYDRESS
6-down – Rip off warm garment : FLEECE
8-down – Simple Tory leader making statement in court : PLAINT
13-down – A tacit rule that’s broken, say : ARTICULATE
16-down – Red border covering number up : LENINIST
18-down – Good books taken up by good number in concert : TOGETHER
19-down – Leaders in Czech Republic with a lower place in Poland : CRACOW
21-down – Rex Smith, when upset, was vituperative : RAILED
22-down – Olympian first in London in a game : APOLLO
24-down – United Nations bar deposed king : BLOC
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.