This crossword No. 25983 clues and answers were published on Tue 25 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25983 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – 24 fortress and eastern state : CASTLEMAINE
9-across – Figure there’s no horse working : NONAGON
10-across – Garment to beat Sir at work : TANKTOP
11-across – Repeating computer science with English tar : ITERATING
12-across – Boredom contributes to under-eighteen nuisance : ENNUI
13-across – Consider: short and spare : THIN
14-across – Complain after hackneyed performance by party leader — bully for you! : CORNEDBEEF
16-across – 24, author of family— you keeping good? : KINGSOLVER
19-across – Act the same again, but it’s dead : DODO
20-across – A tree about to be another : ARECA
21-across – Could Bass be brewed for mixers? : CLUBSODAS
23-across – Keeping one’s plate is a beast : LIONESS
24-across – 1 across or 16 : BARBARA
25-across – Take a part, when put together : DISASSEMBLE
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Bog standard menu? : CONVENIENCEFOOD
2-down – Disgrace with loss of model character : SIGMA
3-down – I travel fast before finding a spot : LENTIGO
4-down – Turn magnet around, it causes change : MUTAGEN
5-down – 12 nod off at subtle malicious comment : INNUENDO
6-down – Relations across the Channel? : ENTENTECORDIALE
7-down – Disqualified from including what’s wrong — not to be missed : UNMISTAKEABLE
8-down – 1/4 annually based on dubious credit : APRILFOOLSDAY
15-down – They try metal like a detective writer : ASSAYERS
17-down – Destroyers take position across the street : LOCUSTS
18-down – Even-tempered, just without it : EQUABLE
22-down – Maybe broom to brush off : SHRUB
This crossword has in total 26 where 14 are across and 12 are down.