This crossword No. 23299 clues and answers were published on Sat 13 Nov 2004 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23299 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Sin of Grant I drove him to rue: I’ve reformed, realising this? : TOERRIS
5-across – She regrets holding Mercury back: 5 one spent on new vestment given to weaver, 12 to the poet : SIGHTOF
9-across – Smell – one confronted by 4 in 9, 12 to the poet : HUMAN
10-across – See 1 : TOFORGIVE
11-across – I did it to show you an example : CONFESSION
12-across – Got out of touch with gent, nearly, after one left ghosts out : LOST
14-across – See 5 : VERNALBLOOM
18-across – Unheard condemnation of dead agents in project fronted by new rep : PREJUDGMENT
21-across – See 27 : ROSE
22-across – Annie, say, backing hooker to bring Ireland to justice : ORPHANGIRL
25-across – Rocker – not a roller – one looking round for the Advertiser : SLOGANEER
26-across – Troy’s hippy! : ILIAC
27-across – We’ve added up and added up, 12 to the poet : SUMMERS
28-across – 27 aren’t, except when following onset of shower : SUNLESS
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Sound of move on Church in a second : TCHICK
2-down – Whose is this fur? The writer’s not sure : ERMINE
3-down – North Dakota admitted to wrangling over Suez meeting points : RENDEZVOUS
4-down – Position of organ? There’s suspicion about it : SITUS
5-down – Endlessly put up with constriction of rolled-up pancake and choke : SUFFOCATE
6-down – Spear US politician, producing blood : GORE
7-down – Resistance a bit upset about places for raising American flag : TRICOLOR
8-down – Fletcher’s release from prison duties? : FREETIME
13-down – Refraining from messing about in boats, ten holed up : ABSTENTION
15-down – They see Team B holding up bull’s incitement : REGARDERS
16-down – Tells of values – antique copies, pair is accepted : APPRISES
17-down – Gents having no memories: that’s sad, that’s unwanted : MENSROOM
19-down – See 1 across and 9 : DIVINE
20-down – First sign of frizzy hair, 12 to poet : FLOCKS
23-down – Smothered badly, 12 to me, 12 to poet : HERDS
24-down – See 9 : FACE
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.