This crossword No. 23795 clues and answers were published on Sat 17 Jun 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23795 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – So it doesn’t cost the earth! : DIRTCHEAP
6-across – Articles about court proceedings : ACTA
10-across – Where Madame de Staël received her coiffeur, or vice versa? : SALON
11-across – Mortified after Switzerland somehow gained king : CHAGRINED
12-across – Bill Shakespeare’s imbibing one drink : BACARDI
13-across – The Queen’s speech to some of her people : ENGLISH
14-across – Erstwhile 27’s words sadly sum up the trend RN had among thy sailor boys : NOTHINGBUTRUM
17-across – See 14 : SODOMYPRAYERS
21-across – Question rejection of French sweetener refined with oak : QUERCUS
22-across – Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation of carolus : OSCULAR
24-across – Americans accepting leave in Spain, or here in France : AQUITAINE
25-across – Black race characters turning bitter : ACERB
26-across – See 14 : LASH
27-across – Sir Joseph Porter was ordering list starboard during wet crossing : FIRSTLORD
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Refuse to accept these? On the contrary! : DUSTBINS
2-down – Widow hasn’t time for Remembrance of Things Past : RELIC
3-down – Advise against treatment of direct action: an abomination : CONTRAINDICATE
4-down – Topped attractive work of art : ETCHING
5-down – Level achieved at entering appeal, you say : PLATEAU
7-down – One gaining assurance from prisoner: I’m free for rehabilitation! : CONFIRMEE
8-down – See 14 : ANDTHE
9-down – Choir agent rang changes with an air from the Vatican : GREGORIANCHANT
15-down – Making society debut, sat with with one’s food inspectors : TASTEBUDS
16-down – Blamed when journalist swallowed copy : ASCRIBED
18-down – The old woman’s pet dog : MASTIFF
19-down – Initiate one into mole catching! : PIONEER
20-down – Old American wife will be heard to yell : SQUALL
23-down – Skipper’s direction leading to some remote, illicit uprising : LIETO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.