This crossword No. 25986 clues and answers were published on Fri 28 Jun 2013 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 25986 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – See 4 : TOFFEE
4-across – Expensive entertaining revolting upper-class twit, promising to miss starter that’s calorific : STICKY
9-across – What’s testable in a crash? : SEAT
10-across – Old backward language of criminals in pubs, still : PHOTOGRAPH
11-across – See 6 : DINNER
12-across – Brown trapping Blair finally, Labour leader cut short in dispatch : TRANSMIT
13-across – Analyser put paper cups in wiggly line : LEFTBRAIN
15-across – Superior sticks around : SMUG
16-across – See 9 : BELT
17-across – Canal man hurried to tether boat, not heading back : DELESSEPS
21-across – The Barbarian crossing street, little time for uniform : CONSTANT
22-across – Spurs getting to grips with new balls? : GONADS
24-across – Do it in dry surroundings — this dripping? : STALACTITE
25-across – Female cuckoo steals one : MAID
26-across – Again, arrange to see Blackpool, perhaps : RESORT
27-across – Unknown craft not to be trusted breaking surface at sea : FLYING
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Man dressed as Scotsman upset English just the same : THELIKE
2-down – Amusing pockets to 9 : FUTON
3-down – King penguin? : EMPEROR
5-down – Try to catch hockey initially, or a bit of some cricket, perhaps? : THORAX
6-down – Sardine this moronic, oddly fishy as a 16 down? : CHRISTMAS
7-down – Wages rocketing, game not half barking! : YAPPING
8-down – Two painters blended in red mark : PORTWINESTAIN
14-down – Professional calling, else fashioned in lies? : TELESALES
16-down – Fish left in hat : BLOATER
18-down – Ovum has to do well, roughly speaking? : EGGCELL
19-down – See 4 : PUDDING
20-down – See 27 : SAUCER
23-down – Monsoon ending, doctor between two thunderclouds : NIMBI
This crossword has in total 29 where 16 are across and 13 are down.