This crossword No. 25556 clues and answers were published on Sat 11 Feb 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25556 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Polish piece of advice for fly-by-night : BUFFTIP
5-across – Second 4, including a number of ranges : SPECTRA
9-across – Things are getting complicated with switched on Willy, the cottager and countryman, among the numbers : THEPLOTTHICKENS
10-across – Biblical region of gold in work by Damien : OPHIR
11-across – Out of the way manoeuvre, first against love — I get moving : AVOIDANCE
12-across – Dry US campaigner, one singing love songs : SERENADER
14-across – 4 got up — try 15 across, possibly — with lucerne : AROSE
15-across – Tick off for being concealed in church : CHIDE
16-across – Wrongdoing reported by Greek islander reconciling beliefs : SYNCRETIC
18-across – Fruit that’s scented with kummel’s possibly possible : MUSKMELON
21-across – Prospects for The Merry Wives? : VIEWS
22-across – See 14 : HALFASOLDASTIME
23-across – See 14 : REDCITY
24-across – Here’s Moonshine: where has ____? : SHEBEEN
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Fasteners for page : BUTTONS
2-down – Suffer shirt being twisted by a boy as item on menu : FRESHFRUITSALAD
3-down – Range of variation in liberal principle? : TOLERANCE
4-down – Dog god’s place … : PETRA
5-down – Fish get moving — pity they can’t walk there : SCHOOLRUN
6-down – Hero for railway police? : ELCID
7-down – The last foot — with a fish to play? : THEENDOFTHELINE
8-down – An American tree, sadly lacking in decorative features : AUSTERE
13-down – Unplanned duels ruined Conservative : DESULTORY
14-down – Parvenu sees topless playwright about bottomless prospect : ARRIVISTE
15-down – Vehicle with no speed at all in it to go into mothballs : CAMPHOR
17-down – They say sea is seabird’s water supply : CISTERN
19-down – Setter’s goal when up in America : MIAMI
20-down – They have nothing on the menu, dessert included : NUDES
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.