This crossword No. 25815 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Dec 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25815 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Drama circle for pre-school kids : PLAYGROUP
8-across – A return game between two sides in the country : RURAL
9-across – He couldn’t go out in the nude : UNCLOTHED
10-across – When at home an Oriental looks foolish : INANE
12-across – Induced firm to cut down : COAXED
13-across – Reluctant to have a port with philanderer : LOTHARIO
14-across – Painting and suffering, having quit university earlier : GOUACHE
17-across – Gets over life’s burdens : CROSSES
20-across – Control shown as others fall : RESTRAIN
22-across – A Pole in vessel from another country : DANISH
24-across – Analysis of horses’ first year : STUDY
25-across – Step out without conscious effort : SLEEPWALK
26-across – Distress and gravity remarkably rife : GRIEF
27-across – Produce a brief act in play : FABRICATE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Saloon ordered for racing driver : ALONSO
2-down – Six delay treating word blindness : DYSLEXIA
3-down – Grilled cheese, may be : GRATED
4-down – Polish girl with German complaint : RUBELLA
5-down – Young female accompanist : DUENNA
6-down – Principal occupation of a railway? : MAINLINE
11-down – Revolutionary action brings excitement : STIR
15-down – Tax produces public anger : OVERTIRE
16-down – Father is uplifted, after he makes a pile : HEAP
18-down – This man advertises food and old port : SANDWICH
19-down – One of the family assumes a right, which is questionable : UNCLEAR
21-down – I had to stand in line — it’s neater : TIDIER
22-down – Gloomy doctor takes year off : DREARY
23-down – Leaves dancer’s difficult move : SPLITS
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.