This crossword No. 25848 clues and answers were published on Fri 18 Jan 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25848 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Singer’s second note in series of 1 down 5? : STINGRAY
5-across – Close to Gordon Brown in recession — No 10 dividing country : NATION
9-across – Secures in advance unfinished press boxes, mostly vacant : PREEMPTS
10-across – Rings of gold chunks : ORBITS
12-across – Once more supplied grass without John’s partner : REFURNISHED
15-across – Copper imprisons idiot : ASCUS
17-across – Drink and drink, cocktail of lager and last bit of wine : GINGERALE
18-across – Rate current police coppers: no pressure : INCIDENCE
19-across – Characters in 11 make footballer : SCOTT
20-across – Clubs excite Beatle — Ringo’s not old and is at party … : CELEBRATING
24-across – … Beatle, on Radio 6 — go live outside : WEEVIL
25-across – Plant one in 11 in leaves, so given Alan’s tip : BRASSICA
26-across – See 19 : PARKER
27-across – He doesn’t appear in tabloid writer’s main dangers : TSUNAMIS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – 3 might move him — with name, he could fly to next Olympics? : SUPERMARIO
2-down – Caffeine reduced in treatment during cold — lack of capacity to work : INEFFICACY
3-down – Golf in the morning, let me see one playing : GAMER
4-down – American series on hospital department initially leaving you in a severe way : ASTRINGENTLY
6-down – They shorten game in topless bars : ABRIDGERS
7-down – Fish catcher? Source of the runs around India : IBIS
8-down – Kitchen, Rope, Miss Scarlet — finally a set that fits together : NEST
11-down – Burnt dish — red after cooking show that used 1 down 5? : THUNDERBIRDS
13-down – This puts it bluntly, one left Mac to play with Sonic : LACONICISM
14-down – Writer to stuff in names of magical figures : PENTAGRAMS
16-down – Charming Spanish golfer interrupted by Channel 1 : SEDUCTIVE
21-down – Fireball cast? Unusual end from creator of 1 down 5? : ARSON
22-down – Hands over in trade : SWAP
23-down – Poet Virgil’s last letter to head : LEAR
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.