This crossword No. 24249 clues and answers were published on Sat 01 Dec 2007 and the puzzle can be visited by following The Guardian Prize Crossword No. 24249 link.
All Across Clues and Answers:
1-across – My love put worm in drink as oxygenator : MYOGLOBIN
6-across – Check front of boat : STEM
10-across – Pipsqueak dropping article somewhere in Belgium : TWERP
11-across – God brandishing net is most problematic : THORNIEST
12-across – Change style of defenders in dance : REMODEL
13-across – Make spray of potato, miserably late : ATOMISE
14-across – Changing the subject, an expert’s a great lake among poor ponds : APROPOSDERIEN
17-across – Second and final quarter preceding return of big noise : GHETTOBLASTER
21-across – Setter’s having a drink and a drug: think of that! : IMAGINE
22-across – Brown in Paris retaining English weapon : BRENGUN
24-across – Pompey’s mostly in hospital, a good loser : SPORTSMAN
25-across – See 8 : OFALL
26-across – Primate at the cross going as far as he could … : APEX
27-across – … did well and came later : SUCCEEDED
All Down Clues and Answers:
1-down – A bird takes in complaint of 8 : MATERNAL
2-down – Report of dislike for old theatre : ODEUM
3-down – Slippers tied to rock by 8s? : LEPIDOPTERISTS
4-down – See 8 : BATTLES
5-down – Gaslight swallowed little baby : NEONATE
7-down – Article on little bird said to have writers : THESIGNET
8-down – Test hero to go down with club lest beaten in fight with Saddam : MOTHER
9-down – Backing gamble from the heart, perhaps, to keep local from one part of skeleton : INNOMINATEBONE
15-down – Dress for 8’s part in a tedious performance : RIGMAROLE
16-down – One little boy caught one in ship : IRONCLAD
18-down – 8’s turn to heat retainer : THERMOS
19-down – Good to get in American car when reduced by such plague : BUBONIC
20-down – Bad atmosphere where I get embraced by 1down 8 : MIASMA
23-down – Money, good money too : GRAND
This crossword has in total 28 where 14 are across and 14 are down.