This crossword No. 25899 clues and answers were published on Tue 19 Mar 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25899 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Interval Bay? : RECESS
4-across – Smeared most of grease on Miles in action : DEFAMED
9-across – Brummie squeals Miss Gelatine : ISINGLASS
10-across – Secure backing to go round US city winter holiday resort : EILAT
11-across – Road user’s dispute: Speed of light disallowed! : BIKER
12-across – Useful for one shouldering the responsibility of filming? : STEADICAM
13-across – Poet quickly penning Jenny? : SASSOON
15-across – Drink largely is an old habit, timeless : DOUBLE
17-across – House assembled shortly before 1960s’ term of approval : PREFAB
19-across – Circle lake bed first : COTERIE
22-across – Sirocco winds in middle of summer — small world! : MICROCOSM
24-across – Anaesthetic hitch — temperature’s dropped : ETHER
26-across – Priest performed outside regressive old city : DRUID
27-across – Mature photographer the famous court : OLDBAILEY
28-across – Treatment of two or more people crushing strike : THERAPY
29-across – Yellowish Liberal stuck in marshland : FLAXEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Inferior sort of storyteller reversing public vehicle : RAILBUS
2-down – Pull tail from de-energised insect : CRICK
3-down – A sweet conical arrangement of sulphur and flour cooked with Aga : SUGARLOAF
4-down – Drop down date on computer key tip : DESCEND
5-down – Lacking second WC? 2 and 8’s was 6 18 : FIELD
6-down – Plant developed a curl of the smallest chemical bit : MOLECULAR
7-down – Experience prison function with back issue : DOTIME
8-down – Crossworder’s focus not as fixed with Solver’s Assistant : WATSON
14-down – Initially, thousands uncaringly sunk in fortune lost with cards : STRUCTURE
16-down – Madly distracted Ivy’s journey? : UPTHEWALL
18-down – Record-holding lad welcomes independent school subject? : BIOLOGY
19-down – Sea contained by shrinking — funny business : COMEDY
20-down – Like a nobleman working after a short time : EARLYON
21-down – In a haze, having died inside : AMIDST
23-down – See 14 : OFDNA
25-down – Spiral out of control, lie at the heart of hard times : HELIX
This crossword has in total 32 where 16 are across and 16 are down.