This crossword No. 23293 clues and answers were published on Sat 06 Nov 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23293 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Comes from the East and takes the car about : DERIVES
5-across – Ambiguous form of help in back yard? : DELPHIC
9-across – Do art student’s protracted speech : DRAWL
10-across – See 23 : HEWOULDNT
11-across – Fast mover on river backed by another feature of Sydney : OPERAHOUSE
12-across – King : KEEL
14-across – See 23 : RESTAURANTS
18-across – Satisfied expression in the midst of poverty retained by notorious firm which has many faces : ENNEAHEDRON
21-across – See 12 : OVER
22-across – Loudly call out number, if there’s time during election : VOCIFERATE
25-across – Successfully confronting, not in the house opposite : OUTFACING
26-across – See 1 down : EXIST
27-across – Reins in about five hundred in notes : KIDNEYS
28-across – Happiness is to be about half well dressed : DELIGHT
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wasn’t 23 _____, 10 : DIDNOT
2-down – You are upset and so is left-winger : READER
3-down – Sceptical French placing West African lake on New Guinea : VOLTAIRIAN
4-down – The school doctor’s a fool : SCHMO
5-down – Ground floor row and its consequence : DOWNSTAIR
6-down – Praise was axed : LAUD
7-down – See 23 : HADMEANT
8-down – Sword encompasses grand upper-class : CUTGLASS
13-down – Royal house takes Manx town with zest : ORANGEPEEL
15-down – Roman historian gets fat on first Guardian : SUETONIUS
16-down – See 23 : METOCOOK
17-down – See 23 : INVENTED
19-down – Saw Chinese principle lose tension outside : SAYING
20-down – Group of palindromes : SESTET
23-down – Awfully fat woman designed a house that revolved around t’ kitchen – not me: I’m for eating out, as the 19 goes : IFGOD
24-down – See 23 : HAVE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.