This crossword No. 23873 clues and answers were published on Sat 16 Sep 2006 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 23873 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – Suit one into heavy breathing, as produced by impulsive strokes? : ACTIONPRINTING
8-across – Aphetic smear of negative ‘elp : NOINT
9-across – Monitor’s class pet, rail-touring round Italy : REPTILIA
11-across – Wise ruler not accompanied by second knight : SOLOMON
12-across – One who scores in bed, reserve outwardly rejected : SCRIBER
13-across – Dead easy to be a settler abroad : EXPAT
15-across – Hormone for South American type outside clubs : PROLACTIN
17-across – One always prepared to bother with capsized tug – awfully sorry about it : WORRYGUTS
20-across – Barker”s – Phwoar! Good one! : CORGI
21-across – In the royal habit of, um, getting exploited? : ERMINED
23-across – The language when one has to drive home! Agents taken aback! : ARAMAIC
25-across – All there is of a familiar place to learn lines? : UNIVERSE
26-across – Line taken by musical tenor : GIGLI
27-across – Michael, fool, has love for one drippy artist : JACKSONPOLLOCK
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – Wouldn’t you say that girl’s Candy : AINTSHESWEET
2-down – Material wife stifled by archaic husband : TWILL
3-down – Science that might lead to spectacular improvement of runabout-type motor : OPTOMETRY
4-down – Article about tips of roots in seed vegetable : PARSNIP
5-down – Brummie’s – too old for love, lay-it-on-thick technique : IMPASTO
6-down – One not easily giving up rank without resistance : TRIER
7-down – New Blairite movement for the anxious type : NAILBITER
10-down – With Watson, he unravelled a great scientific mystery : FRANCISCRICK
14-down – Partly emptied old Marina, fixed ignition problem : PYROMANIA
16-down – Ancient god raised to transform large place in Russia : ARCHANGEL
18-down – Endure less than try : UNDERGO
19-down – Look promising and build towards a centre : SHAPEUP
22-down – Upstart star put before King Kim, the old star : NOVAK
24-down – Threatening behaviour of one taking drink back to front : AGGRO
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.