This crossword No. 26572 clues and answers were published on Fri 15 May 2015 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 26572 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
5-across – Player in order, not entirely out of order : DENIRO
6-across – Player — Yorkshire opener : SPACEY
9-across – Reveal odd characters in name while in Britain : UNMASK
10-across – Accumulation of water, a final burst splitting both ways : RAINFALL
11-across – Margaret playing Jack, great player : MEGA
12-across – See 5 down : WASHINGTON
13-across – Player casually getting agency bewildered by riddle : JIMMYCAGNEY
18-across – Other ranks following leadership of Kim in another bonkers nation : NORTHKOREA
21-across – See 11 : STAR
22-across – Similar slowing in spring, reversed : PARALLEL
23-across – Cockney Asian’s sound formal wear? : BOWTIE
24-across – Figure in our hearts losing nothing after time : TWELVE
25-across – Male briefly wearing jumper, elaborate in style : ROCOCO
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Massage for Asian holidaying in Africa? : ONSAFARI
2-down – East European city where two vessels turned up : KRAKOW
3-down – University using leverage for the revolution : UPRISING
4-down – Wintry weather damaging ego, if cold : ICEFOG
5-down – Player with a dozen legs, nineteen extremely ridiculous! : DENZEL
7-down – Express suffering a shade : YELLOW
8-down – Garbo? Somewhere in the theatre : DRESSCIRCLE
14-down – Mate, Brando? : MAKELOVE
15-down – Player bearing ash, perhaps? : EASTWOOD
16-down – Player with paintings of the ladies, possibly? : BOGART
17-down – Player walkin’ round : PACINO
19-down – Go first in test before scorer : TRAVEL
20-down – A hero netting billions for England : ALBION
This crossword has in total 26 where 13 are across and 13 are down.