This crossword No. 25883 clues and answers were published on Thu 28 Feb 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25883 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
7-across – Owner of shop in Suffolk to be in place of films : DEBENHAM
9-across – Unpleasant author ridiculing piece : HORRID
10-across – 25’s namesake of many colours : IRIS
11-across – 10’s work : SANDCASTLE
12-across – Variations in code who could possibly imagine? Not I : ENIGMA
14-across – 25 as clergyman? : SKYPILOT
15-across – Araucaria in Queer Street : SETTER
17-across – Virgin saint eaten by calf : VESTAL
20-across – Flag for 24 across, maybe, also in commendation end to end : STANDARD
22-across – 25, singular mate of 25 : BROOKE
23-across – 10’s work : UNOFFICIAL
24-across – See 23 : ROSE
25-across – Rugby forward, namesake of 10 and half of 1 : RUPERT
26-across – Oddly notioned period around 12 : NOONTIDE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Positional sense requiring lubrication? : BEARINGS
2-down – Points for 25 when international : NEWS
3-down – Demonstrative article repeated by 10 : THESEA
4-down – Leaders from Bletchley, about 500, found location for shipbuilding : THECLYDE
5-down – Food from 6 — transfer it to Corpus : PROSCIUTTO
6-down – Bring money from Tehran to appropriate part of Venice : RIALTO
8-down – Finding damp round pole, I believe all’s one : MONIST
13-down – Secure release of a prisoner in special offer : GETONEFREE
16-down – Reduce size of electronic friend without intelligence : EMACIATE
18-down – Left film bird in keeping of assistant by the water : LAKESIDE
19-down – Mole and air freshener? : ADRIAN
21-down – Speaker out of orbit on guest night : TONGUE
22-down – Author of work by 10 with little piece of 10 and 25 : BELLOC
24-down – Pity her loss of initial facts : RUTH
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.