This crossword No. 743 clues and answers were published on Mon 10 Feb 2014 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Cryptic Crossword No. 743 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
9-across – Sailor visiting poor region around Irrawaddy’s source finds indigenous inhabitant : ABORIGINE
10-across – Speak of lead-free dairy product : UTTER
11-across – Play containing one old 3-D scene : DIORAMA
12-across – Setter playing the part of man with disease : MEASLES
13-across – Potty in toilet nearly emptied : LOONY
14-across – Blue prepared to retain record : DEPRESSED
16-across – Sincere gent gets bras undone for women’s medical examination : BREASTSCREENING
19-across – Bow tie refashioned by court designer : ARCHITECT
21-across – Vanquished, beheaded and consumed : EATEN
22-across – Why punishment? : WHATFOR
23-across – Dog adopted by fortune-teller is less likely to suffer harm : SECURER
24-across – Post a newspaper to the Queen : AFTER
25-across – Wise to sulk about Enid dancing with former partner? : EXPEDIENT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Has the ability to deal somehow with supporting structure for bust lighting : CANDELABRA
2-down – Satellite absorbing negative energy is all one colour : MONOTONE
3-down – Large woman’s crime? : BIGAMY
4-down – Keen to upset drama queen : DIVA
5-down – Willingness to cooperate with new mates before rescheduled trip around island : TEAMSPIRIT
6-down – African woman captivating Scandinavians : SUDANESE
7-down – Hunts under cover for pieces of plants : STALKS
8-down – God of love turning up in pain : EROS
14-down – Dash for a curry, say, getting scoffed outside front of restaurant : DISHEARTEN
15-down – Immoral character entered age falsely : DEGENERATE
17-down – Worried, if priest’s in aeroplane! : SPITFIRE
18-down – Buried together with revolutionary : INTERRED
20-down – Shed tears about a female at last — sneaky! : CRAFTY
21-down – Small company used recycled Portuguese money once : ESCUDO
22-down – Listened to music in cloak : WRAP
23-down – Little sister, clutching Pimms, initially drinks delicately : SIPS
This crossword has in total 29 where 13 are across and 16 are down.