This crossword No. 25676 clues and answers were published on Sat 30 Jun 2012 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 25676 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Unoriginal mistake involving account number getting reversed : COPYCAT
5-across – Can and must create refuge : SANCTUM
9-across – Surpass alfresco party : OUTDO
10-across – Language : AFRIKAANS
11-across – Bang on about despondent circle’s turn to declare : PROMULGATE
12-across – Bigwig’s starburst : TSAR
14-across – Selfish, albeit inferior, after time : THOUGHTLESS
18-across – Comic character from North America cut bloody present back : WONDERWOMAN
21-across – Pretty short message curtailed : TWEE
22-across – Short request, once more, to reference referendum : PLEBISCITE
25-across – Paper hat covering sphincter and tendon : HAMSTRING
26-across – Hell hath no … ”? — work it out : INFER
27-across – Keep bearing right! Acquire new skills : RETRAIN
28-across – Distinctive bit of colour scheme in school : SPLOTCH
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Turbulent, cold, and kind of bitter? : CHOPPY
2-down – Backer twisting Dolly’s heart : PATRON
3-down – Flirts gobbling king’s snacks : CROQUETTES
4-down – Distinctive sound within distinctive flavour : TWANG
5-down – Plan turnover of exceptionally large pastries : STRATAGEM
6-down – She represents victory for North American president : NIKE
7-down – Having tin guts, break wind again, lifting shift? : TRANSFER
8-down – Be sceptical of condensation and corrosion : MISTRUST
13-down – Remain upright, full stop : STANDSTILL
15-down – Dystopian Spring on air : ORWELLIAN
16-down – Fool given expensive French anorak of sorts : TWITCHER
17-down – Buzzword — it means pause : INTERMIT
19-down – Weirdo from US uni devouring one literary genre : MISFIT
20-down – Want termination of Red Planet : DEARTH
23-down – John’s dictionary entry is false : BOGUS
24-down – Occasional smoker in Vietnam : ETNA
This crossword has in total 30 where 14 are across and 16 are down.