This crossword No. 25971 clues and answers were published on Tue 11 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25971 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Tragic, winning my game? : UPSETTING
6-across – Thaw out, eh? : WHAT
8-across – Country with possible 21: slee __ snow? : THAILAND
9-across – Honeysuckle primarily in yellowish drink : SHANDY
10-across – 12 B 21? : BRAINY
11-across – Black line’s radius, different rings in the news? : NORTHERN
12-across – Cheerful 21? : BRIGHT
15-across – Huge winger, fat, tackling half-cut criminal : SUPERJET
16-across – Old newspapers for old daily, perhaps? : OFTTIMES
19-across – I’m going past organ carrying book : BYEBYE
21-across – See much natural growth sustaining account in recession : FORECAST
22-across – 21 wanted? : WETAND
24-across – A noted 21? : STORMY
25-across – Every so often lunch again spoiled, seeing piece of loose skin : HANGNAIL
26-across – In red: a mild cheese : EDAM
27-across – Rarely failing, expert passing competition : RELAYRACE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Hard to plug druggie as guide : USHER
2-down – S-sick sport : SAILING
3-down – Online drink, low : TEARY
4-down – Loose end isn’t for notches : INDENTS
5-down – Modern eatery’s good Mars bar? : GASTROPUB
6-down – See 24 : WEATHER
7-down – See 12 : ANDBREEZY
13-down – Brought up again, sort of related : REFLOATED
14-down – Someone playing to pen male whose teeth cut as adventurer : TOMSAWYER
17-down – Article more unlikely, it being unproven? : THEOREM
18-down – Placed bottom, football team lacking the water carrier : SATCHEL
20-down – Country with an East End Charlton, Iraq, oddly? : ESTONIA
22-down – See 22 across : WINDY
23-down – Green water rising : NAIVE
This crossword has in total 30 where 16 are across and 14 are down.